Arctia brachyptera

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

Arctia brachyptera is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Troubridge and Lafontaine in 2000. It is only known from the Yukon in Canada. The specimens of which were collected on dry tundra hilltops in the St. Elias Mountains.

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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