Arctia brachyptera

Arctia brachyptera, the Kluane tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by James T. Troubridge and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2000 and is only known from the Yukon in Canada. It occurs in alpine tundra of the Saint Elias Mountains.

Arctia brachyptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Arctia
Species:
A. brachyptera
Binomial name
Arctia brachyptera
Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2000

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.[1]

Etymology

The species name refers to the reduced wing size of the female.

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