Carcinopyga

Carcinopyga
Carcinopyga proserpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Callimorphina
Genus:	Carcinopyga Felder, 1874
Synonyms
Euarctia Staudinger, 1887

Carcinopyga is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Felder in 1874.

Species

• Carcinopyga gurkoi Kautt & Saldaitis, 1997
• Carcinopyga lichenigera C. Felder & R. Felder, 1874
• Carcinopyga proserpina (Staudinger, 1887)

References

• Cerny K. 1986: Carcinopyga lindti spec. nov. (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) aus Tian Schan. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 19 (1/2): 31–36.
• Felder, 1874 in Felder & Rogenhofer, Reise öst. Fregatta Novara (Zool.) 2 (Abt. 2): pl. 101, f. 3.

External links

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• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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