''Nyearctia'' is a monotypic moth genus 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'') ...

described by Watson in 1975. Its only species, ''Nyearctia leucoptera'', was first described by George Hampson in 1920. It is found in French Guiana,

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

and Venezuela.

References

Phaegopterina Moths of South America Fauna of Suriname Moths described in 1920 Monotypic moth genera {{Phaegopterina-stub