Arcte

Arcte is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Vincenz Kollar in 1844.

Description
Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, and short third joint. Antennae quite simple. Thorax and abdomen clothed with long hair. Abdomen in male with a strongly ridged chitinous rasp on center of dorsum of penultimate segment, probably played on by the strong chitinous spurs of the hindlegs. Tibia fringed with long hairs.

Species

 * Arcte coerula Guenée, 1852
 * Arcte granulata (Guenée, 1852)
 * Arcte modesta (Hoeven, 1840)
 * Arcte polygrapha Kollar, [1844]
 * Arcte taprobana Moore, 1885