Actinotia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Actinotia
Actinotia polyodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Hadeninae
Genus: Actinotia
Hübner, [1821]
Synonyms
  • Radinotia Beck, 1996

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.

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