Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
Similar Pararctia lapponica, Grammia phyllira, Grammia arge, Apantesis phalerata, Grammia quenseli | ||
Arctia opulenta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Edwards in 1881. It is found from Alaska through northern British Columbia to Manitoba. 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.
References
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