Biology:Arctornis l-nigrum

Short description: Species of moth

Black V moth
Live specimen
Arctornis l-nigrum okurai
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Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Arctornis
Species:	A. l-nigrum
Binomial name
Arctornis l-nigrum (Müller, 1764)
Synonyms
Phalaena l-nigrum Müller, 1764 Arctornis pusillata Dannehl, 1926 Bombyx v-nigrum Fabricius, 1775 Bombyx nivosa Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Arctornis l-nigrum, the black V moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was described by Otto Friedrich Müller in 1764. It is found in the Palearctic realm and Asia.

The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The moth flies from May to July.

The caterpillars feed on beech and birch.

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  Female

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  Male

Subspecies

• Arctornis l-nigrum l-nigrum
• Arctornis l-nigrum asahinai (Inoue, 1956) (Japan)
• Arctornis l-nigrum okurai (Okano, 1959) (Taiwan)
• Arctornis l-nigrum ussurica Bytinski-Salz, 1939 (Ussuri)

External links

• Black V Moth at UKMoths
• Fauna Europaea
• Lepiforum.de

Wikidata ☰ Q45515 entry