''Afroarctia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
tiger moths in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The genus was erected by
Hervé de Toulgoët
Hervé de Toulgoët (28 March 1911 – 14 September 2009) was a French entomologist. He specialised in moths of the families Arctiinae (moth), Arctiidae and Zygaenidae. He also studied the beetle genus ''Carabus''. He was written about by Paul Thia ...
in 1978. The moths occur in the
Afrotropics
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
.
Species
* ''
Afroarctia bergeri''
Toulgoët, 1978
* ''
Afroarctia dargei''
(Toulgoët, 1976)
* ''
Afroarctia histrionica''
Toulgoët, 1978
* ''
Afroarctia kenyana''
(Rothschild, 1933)
* ''
Afroarctia mamfei''
Toulgoët, 1978
* ''
Afroarctia nebulosa''
Toulgoët, 1980
* ''
Afroarctia sjostedti''
(Aurivillius, 1899 900
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Events
By place
Abbasid Caliphate
* Spring – Forces under the Transoxianian emir Isma'il ibn Ahmad are v ...
References
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Spilosomina
Moth genera
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