Actinotia
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Actinotia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
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Actinotia polyodon | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Subfamily: | Hadeninae |
Genus: | Actinotia Hübner, [1821] |
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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.