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Single-species extinct genus of moths

Arctiites
Arctia villica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Arctiites
Rebel 1898
Species: A. deletus
Binomial name
Arctiites deletus
Rebel, 1898

Arctiites is an extinct monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species is Arctiites deletus. Both the genus and the species were described by Hans Rebel in 1889. The species was described from Gabbro near Pisa in Italy. It is dated to the Miocene.

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Arctiites Rebel, 1898". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Arctiites


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