Arctia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.[1] Therein, it belongs to the subtribe Arctiina in the tribe Arctiini in the subfamily Arctiinae. Species are well distributed throughout North America, Palearctic, India, and Sri Lanka.
As a result of phylogenetic studies by Rönkä et al. in 2016, the following genera were determined to be synonyms with Arctia, and their species were reclassified in this genus.[2]
Acerbia
Ammobiota
Atlantarctia
Borearctia
Callarctia
Chionophila
Eupsychoma
Gonerda
Nemeophila
Oroncus
Pararctia
Platarctia
Platyprepia
Preparctia
Sinoarctia
^Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Arctia Schrank, 1802". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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