Arcina

Arcina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Arcina fulgorigera, is found in Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1][2]

Arcina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Oenochrominae
Genus: Arcina
Walker, [1863]
Species:
A. fulgorigera
Binomial name
Arcina fulgorigera
Walker, [1863]
Synonyms

Generic

  • Prorocrania Turner, 1904

Specific

  • Prorocrania argyritis Turner, 1904

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Arcina Walker, [1863]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Arcina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2019.


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