Arctiidae

Translingual

Arctia (genus within Arctiidae)

Etymology

Arctia +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Arctiidae

1. (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

• (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

References

• “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