Pararctia lapponica
Pararctia lapponica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in northern Eurasia and the arctic part of North America.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pararctia |
| Species: | P. lapponica |
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| Pararctia lapponica (Thunberg, 1791) | |
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The wingspan is 37–45 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula nana, Vaccinium uliginosum and Rubus chamaemorus.
Subspecies
- Pararctia lapponica lapponica (Polar Eurasia)
- Pararctia lapponica lemniscata (Stichel, 1911) (mountains of eastern Yakutia)
- Pararctia lapponica hyperborea (Curtis, 1835)
- Pararctia lapponica gibsoni (Bang-Haas, 1927)
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