Pararctia lapponica
| Pararctia lapponica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Pararctia |
| Species: | P. lapponica |
| Binomial name | |
| Pararctia lapponica (Thunberg, 1791) | |
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Pararctia lapponica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in northern Eurasia and the arctic part of North America.
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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