Arctia alpina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Arctia |
Species: | A. alpina
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Binomial name | |
Arctia alpina (
Quensel, 1802)
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Synonyms | |
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Arctia alpina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in northern Scandinavia, northern Siberia, high mountains of southern Siberia and northern Mongolia; also in Alaska and northwestern Canada.
Its wingspan is 42–50 mm.
The larvae feed on Taraxacum officinale, Vaccinium and Salix herbacea.
This species was formerly a member of the genus Acerbia, but was moved to Arctia along with the other species of the genera Acerbia, Pararctia, Parasemia, Platarctia, and Platyprepia. [1] [2]
Data related to Arctia alpina at Wikispecies
Arctia alpina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Arctia |
Species: | A. alpina
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Binomial name | |
Arctia alpina (
Quensel, 1802)
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Synonyms | |
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Arctia alpina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in northern Scandinavia, northern Siberia, high mountains of southern Siberia and northern Mongolia; also in Alaska and northwestern Canada.
Its wingspan is 42–50 mm.
The larvae feed on Taraxacum officinale, Vaccinium and Salix herbacea.
This species was formerly a member of the genus Acerbia, but was moved to Arctia along with the other species of the genera Acerbia, Pararctia, Parasemia, Platarctia, and Platyprepia. [1] [2]
Data related to Arctia alpina at Wikispecies