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 | |
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| larva, Baffin Island | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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The length of the forewings is about 25 mm.
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.