Arctia opulenta
| Arctia opulenta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Arctia |
| Species: | A. opulenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctia opulenta (H. Edwards, 1881)
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Arctia opulenta, also known as the opulent tiger moth, 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 in arctic tundra and alpine and subalpine tundra habitats.
While Arctia opulenta is visually similar to the garden tiger moth, they are distinct species. Arctia opulenta can be differentiated from the garden tiger moth by its small size and eyes.
The adult moths of this species are diurnal.[3] The length of the forewings is about 25 mm (0.98 in).
The larvae feed on Salix species.[4]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Arctia opulenta (H. Edwards, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "930291.00 – 8166.1 – Arctia opulenta – Tiger Moth – (Edwards, 1881)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "PNW Moths | Arctia opulenta". pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ "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.