Micrarctia
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Micrarctia is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae
. It includes a single species M. trigona (Leech
) from Chinese Qinghai
and Sichuan
. In XX century this genus name was used for many small tiger-moths from different subtribes, later separated into own genera: Palearctia, Sibirarctia
, Sinoarctia
, Lithosarctia
, Sinowatsonia
.
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...
. It includes a single species M. trigona (Leech
Leech
Leeches are segmented worms that belong to the phylum Annelida and comprise the subclass Hirudinea. Like other oligochaetes such as earthworms, leeches share a clitellum and are hermaphrodites. Nevertheless, they differ from other oligochaetes in significant ways...
) from Chinese Qinghai
Qinghai
Qinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...
and Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
. In XX century this genus name was used for many small tiger-moths from different subtribes, later separated into own genera: Palearctia, Sibirarctia
Sibirarctia
Sibirarctia is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae.- Species :* Sibirarctia buraetica * Sibirarctia kindermanni -References:*...
, Sinoarctia
Sinoarctia
Sinoarctia is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae from West China.- Species :* Sinoarctia forsteri * Sinoarctia kasnakovi Dubatolov, 1987* Sinoarctia sieversi -References:*...
, Lithosarctia
Lithosarctia
Lithosarctia is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae from West China and Himalayas.- Subgenus Ocnogynodes Dubatolov, 1987 :*Lithosarctia goergneri de Freina & Witt, 1994*Lithosarctia kozlovi Dubatolov, 2002...
, Sinowatsonia
Sinowatsonia
Sinowatsonia is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae from mountains of West China.- Species :* Sinowatsonia hoenei ** Sinowatsonia hoenei alpicola * Sinowatsonia mussoti -References:*...
.