Stenarcha

Stenarcha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Stenarcha
Hampson, 1900
Species: S. stenopa
Binomial name
Stenarcha stenopa
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Chiriphe stenopa Meyrick, 1886

Stenarcha is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae. It contains the single species Stenarcha stenopa, which is found in southern Western Australia.[1]

The forewings are patterned in grey, black and brown. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae probably feed on lichens.[2]

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