Estigmene

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Spilosomina
Genus: Estigmene
Species: E. acrea – E. albida
Estigmene sensu lato species not congeneric with the type species:

E. alba – E. angustipennis – E. ansorgei – E. atrifascia – E. aureacosta – E. boliviana – E. columbiana – E. confluens – E. dorsalis – E. femina – E. flava – E. flaviceps – E. griseata – E. griseipennis – E. internigralis – E. laglaizei – E. lineata – E. liparidoides – E. melanocera – E. melanoxantha – E. menthastrina – E. metaxantha – E. mombasana – E. multivittata – E. neuriastis – E. normalis – E. ochreolutescens – E. ochreomarginata – E. octomaculata – E. pembertoni – E. perima – E. ramifera – E. sabulosa – E. senegalensis – E. similis – E. strigatum – E. tegulalis – E. tenuistrigata – E. testaceoflava – E. trivitta – E. truncata – E. verticipicta
Name

Estigmene Hübner, 1820

Type species: Phalaena acrea Drury, 1773
Synonyms

Leucarctia Packard, 1864; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 124. Type species: Phalaena acrea Drury, 1773

References

Lafontaine, J.D. & Schmidt, B.C. 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. Zookeys 40: 1–239. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.40.414 Reference page.

Estigmene is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The species in the genus are native to North and Central America.[1]

Taxonomy

Many species from Africa and Asia were formerly included into this genus, but have now been separated into different genera.
Species

Estigmene acrea (Drury, 1773)
Estigmene albida (Stretch, 1874)

Estigmene sensu lato

Estigmene angustipennis (Walker, 1855)
Estigmene ansorgei Rothschild, 1910
Estigmene atrifascia (Hampson, 1907)
Estigmene flaviceps Hampson, 1907
Estigmene griseata Hampson, 1916
Estigmene internigralis Hampson, 1905
Estigmene laglaizei Rothschild, 1910
Estigmene melanoxantha Gaede, 1926
Estigmene multivittata Rothschild, 1910
Estigmene neuriastis Hampson, 1907
Estigmene ochreomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1909
Estigmene rothi Rothschild, 1910
Estigmene sabulosa Romieux, 1943
Estigmene tenuistrigata Hampson, 1900
Estigmene testaceoflava Rothschild, 1933
Estigmene trivitta (Walker, 1855)

References

Savela, Markku. "Estigmene Hübner, [1820]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.

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