Arcte
Genus of moths
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Arcte is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Vincenz Kollar in 1844.
| Arcte | |
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| Arcte coerula | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Arcte Kollar, [1844] |
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Description
Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, and short third joint. Antennae quite simple. Thorax and abdomen clothed with long hair. Abdomen[1] in male with a strongly ridged chitinous rasp on center of dorsum of penultimate segment, probably played on by the strong chitinous spurs of the hindlegs. Tibia fringed with long hairs.
Species
- Arcte coerula Guenée, 1852
- Arcte granulata (Guenée, 1852)
- Arcte modesta (Hoeven, 1840)
- Arcte polygrapha Kollar, [1844]
- Arcte taprobana Moore, 1885
