Arctia opulenta

Arctia opulenta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It is found from Alaska[1][2] through northern British Columbia to Labrador. The habitat consists of arctic tundra and alpine and subalpine tundra.

Arctia opulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Arctia
Species:
A. opulenta
Binomial name
Arctia opulenta
(H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Euprepia opulenta H. Edwards, 1881
  • Arctia virginivir Dyar, 1923
  • Arctia caja parva Rothschild, 1910

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.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Arctia opulenta (H. Edwards, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. "930291.00 – 8166.1 – Arctia opulenta – Tiger Moth – (Edwards, 1881)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  3. "Arctia opulenta (Edwards, 1881)". Pacific Northwest Moths.
  • Dyar, H.G., 1923: New American Lepidoptera. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 11 (1-3): 12-30.
  • Edwards, Henry, 1881: Descriptions of new species and varieties of Arctiidæ. Papilio 1 (3): 38-39.
  • Rothschild, W., 1910: Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. Novitates Zoologicae 17 (1): 1-85, (2): 113-188, pl. XI-XIV, 18: pl. III-VI, London and Aylesbury.


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