Afrocoscinia
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Afrocoscinia is a curious genus of moth in the family Arctiidae
with single species Afrocoscinia aethiopica (Kühne, 2010) from arid regions of the western part of South Africa. By the general appearance of wing and body shape, it looks like species of the Palearctic
genus Coscinia
from Callimorphini
. But many other characters of this moth show that is it a member of Nyctemerini
.
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
with single species Afrocoscinia aethiopica (Kühne, 2010) from arid regions of the western part of South Africa. By the general appearance of wing and body shape, it looks like species of the Palearctic
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth's surface.Physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone...
genus Coscinia
Coscinia
Coscinia is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae.-Species:* Coscinia bifasciata * Coscinia cribraria * Coscinia liouvillei Le Cerf, 1928* Coscinia libyssa...
from Callimorphini
Callimorphini
The Callimorphini are a tribe of woolly bear moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. They are sometimes merged into the Arctiini as a subtribe Callimorphina. Nyctemerini and Amerilini are closely related tribes....
. But many other characters of this moth show that is it a member of Nyctemerini
Nyctemerini
The Nyctemerini are a tribe of woolly bear moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. They are sometimes merged into the related Callimorphini, but Nyctemerini is an elder name.-Genera:*Afrocoscinia*Agaltara...
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