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Carcinarctia

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Carcinarctia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Carcinarctia
Hampson, 1901
Type species
Carcinarctia metamelaena
Hampson, 1901[1]

Carcinarctia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1901 and they are found in the Afrotropics.

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Carcinarctia Hampson, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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