Biology:Holoarctia cervini

Short description: Species of moth

Holoarctia cervini
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Holoarctia
Species:	H. cervini
Binomial name
Holoarctia cervini (Fallou, 1864)
Synonyms
Nemeophila cervini Fallou, 1864 Arctia cervini var. hnateckii Frey, 1872 Phragmatobia cervina Hampson, 1901 Orodemnias cervini rougemonti O. Bang-Haas, 1927 Orodemnias cervini scriniensis Berthet, 1948 Orodemnias cervini steitei Röber, 1930 Orodemnias cervini teriolensis Burmann, 1975 Orodemnias cervini splendida Gerber, 1979

Holoarctia cervini is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jules Ferdinand Fallou in 1864. It is endemic to the Alps and is found on altitudes of 2,600 to 3,200 meters.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The species has one generation every two to three years.

The larvae feed on Alchemilla alpina and Plantago alpina.

External links

• Savela, Markku. "Holoarctia cervini (Fallou, 1864)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/holoarctia/#cervini. Retrieved August 8, 2019. 
• Fauna Europaea
• Lepiforum e.V.

Wikidata ☰ Q206256 entry