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Arctornis
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Translingual
thumb|Arctornis egerina species.
Etymology
From mul ᾰ̓́ρκτος grc bear; the North ὄρνῑς grc bird.
mul Q65715 1810.
Proper noun
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genus family Erebidae certain erebid moths
Usage notes
Many lepidopteran species names in this genus have epithets that are feminine and have remained so since their creation.
Hypernyms
genus ; Lymantriinae subfamily subfamily; Arctornithini tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Arctornis l-nigrum species (black V moth) selected species
References
Q4787645 1
mul Noctuoid moths