Actinotia

Actinotia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Actinotia
Hübner, [1821]
Synonyms
  • Radinotia Beck, 1996

Actinotia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

The name Actinotia is derived from the Greek words akte (important or high place) and noton (backside), referring to the plume at the back of the body.

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