Biology:Arctia opulenta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Arctia opulenta | |
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| larva, Baffin Island | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Arctia |
| Species: | A. opulenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctia opulenta (H. Edwards, 1881)
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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 forewings are white with dark brown grey markings. The hindwings are red with a black discal spot and a series of round black spots filled with metallic blue scales.
The larvae feed on Salix species.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Arctia opulenta (H. Edwards, 1881)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/arctia/#opulenta. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ↑ "930291.00 – 8166.1 – Arctia opulenta – Tiger Moth – (Edwards, 1881)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8166.1. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Arctia opulenta (Edwards, 1881)". Pacific Northwest Moths.
- Dyar, H.G., 1923: New American Lepidoptera. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 11 (1-3): 12–30.
- Edwards, Henry, 1881: Descriptions of new species and varieties of Arctiidæ. Papilio 1 (3): 38–39.
- Rothschild, W., 1910: Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. Novitates Zoologicae 17 (1): 1-85, (2): 113–188, pl. XI-XIV, 18: pl. III-VI, London and Aylesbury.
Wikidata ☰ Q15636491 entry
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