Arctiidae
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Arctiidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – tiger moths, footmen, lichen moths(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
{{vern}}with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), 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
