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Arctia alpina

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.

Subspecies

  • Arctia alpina alpina
  • Arctia alpina johanseni <small>(O. Bang-Haas, 1927) </small>
  • Arctia alpina severa <small>Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2004</small> (Kodar Mountains in Siberia)
  • Arctia alpina siberica <small>O. Bang-Haas, 1927</small> (Siberia)

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