''Amsactarctia'' 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'') ...

erected by

Emilio Berio Emilio Berio (13 October 1905 – 28 October 1993, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist and lawyer. He described several new genera and species of moths, mostly Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a ...

in 1938.

Species

* '' Amsactarctia pulchra'' (Rothschild, 1933) * '' Amsactarctia radiosa'' (Pagenstecher, 1903) * '' Amsactarctia venusta'' (Toulgoët, 1980)

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Spilosomina Moth genera {{Spilosomina-stub