Arctiidae
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editArctiidae
- (archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – tiger moths, footmen, lichen moths, wasp moths; in caterpillar form: woolly bears, woolly worms, tussock moths, now subfamily Arctiinae in family Noctuidae.
Hypernyms
edit- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily
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References
edit- “Arctiidae, n.”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Arctiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Arctiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Arctiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons