Pararctia lapponica

Updated on Oct 10, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Pararctia Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths		Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Pararctia lapponica Rank Species

Similar Acerbia alpina, Holoarctia puengeleri, Butterflies and moths, Grammia quenseli, Coscinia cribraria

Pararctia lapponica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in northern Eurasia and the arctic part of North America.

The wingspan is 37–45 mm.

The larvae feed on Betula nana, Vaccinium uliginosum and Rubus chamaemorus.

Subspecies

Pararctia lapponica lapponica (Polar Eurasia)

Pararctia lapponica lemniscata (Stichel, 1911) (mountains of eastern Yakutia)

Pararctia lapponica hyperborea (Curtis, 1835)

Pararctia lapponica gibsoni (Bang-Haas, 1927)

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