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Similar Holoarctia puengeleri, Pararctia lapponica, Acerbia alpina, Apantesis phalerata, Grammia quenseli | ||
Arctia brachyptera is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Troubridge and Lafontaine in 2000. It is only known from the Yukon in Canada. The specimens of which were collected on dry tundra hilltops in the St. Elias Mountains.
The length of the forewings is about 18 mm. The forewings are mouse brown with off white adbasal, basal, medial, postmedial and subterminal lines. The hindwings are pinkish orange to pinkish brown. Adults have been recorded in late June.
Etymology
The species name refers to the reduced wing size of the female.
References
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