Hestiarcha

Hestiarcha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Genus: Hestiarcha
Meyrick, 1886
Species:
H. pyrrhopa
Binomial name
Hestiarcha pyrrhopa
Meyrick, 1886

Hestiarcha is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Hestiarcha pyrrhopa, is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from South Australia. The genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1886.[2][3]

References

  1. โ†‘ Savela, Markku, ed. (24 June 2015). "Hestiarcha Meyrick, 1886". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. โ†‘ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. โ†‘ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hestiarcha Meyrick, 1886". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 31, 2020.