Arctia opulenta

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Arctia opulenta
Arctia opulenta caterpillar.jpg
larva, Baffin Island
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Arctia
Species:
A. opulenta
Binomial name
Arctia opulenta
(H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Euprepia opulentaH. Edwards, 1881
  • Arctia virginivirDyar, 1923
  • Arctia caja parvaRothschild, 1910

Arctia opulenta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It is found from Alaska [1] [2] through northern British Columbia to Labrador. The habitat consists of arctic tundra and alpine and subalpine tundra.

The length of the forewings is about 25 mm.

The larvae feed on Salix species. [3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Arctia opulenta (H. Edwards, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. "930291.00 – 8166.1 – Arctia opulenta – Tiger Moth – (Edwards, 1881)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  3. "Arctia opulenta (Edwards, 1881)". Pacific Northwest Moths.