Estigmene
Sign in to saveEstigmene is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The species in the genus are native to North and Central America.
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Spilosomina
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- Estigmene acrea.jpg
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- Estigmene
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- ''Estigmene sensu lato''
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Estigmene is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The species in the genus are native to North and Central America.
==Taxonomy== Many species from Africa and Asia were formerly included into this genus, but have now been separated into different genera.
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