Estigmene

Estigmene
Estigmene acrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Estigmene
Hübner, [1820]
Type species
Phalaena acrea
Drury, 1773
Synonyms
  • Leucarctia Packard, 1864
Estigmene
Estigmene acrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Ditrysia
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Spilosomini
Genus: Estigmene
Hübner, [1820]
Type species
Phalaena acrea
Synonyms
  • Leucarctia Packard, 1864

Estigmene is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. The species in the genus are native to North and Central America.

Taxonomy

Many species from Africa and Asia were formerly included into this genus, but have now been separated into different genera.

Species

Estigmene sensu lato

References

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