Arcte
# 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
