Sebastia (moth)

Sebastia argus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Genus: Sebastia
Kirby, 1892
Species: S. argus
Binomial name
Sebastia argus
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Grotea Moore, [1866] (preocc. Cresson, 1864)
  • Moorea Hampson, 1894 (preocc. Jones & Holland, 1869)
  • Hypercompe argus Walker, 1862
  • Grotea elegans Moore, [1866]

Sebastia is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. The genus consists of only one species, Sebastia argus, which can be found in Yunnan and Bangladesh.

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