Holoarctia sordida

Holoarctia sordida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Arctiina
Genus: Holoarctia
Species: H. sordida
Binomial name
Holoarctia sordida
(McDunnough, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Neoarctia sordida McDunnough, 1921

Holoarctia sordida is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by McDunnough in 1921. It is found in the mountains of Alberta and British Columbia and possibly Yukon and Alaska. The habitat consists of dry rocky alpine tundra.

The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm. The forewings are charcoal grey with pale yellowish lines. The wing margin is off-white. The hindwings are dark smoky grey with darker veins. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August.[1]

References

  1. "Holoarctia sordida (McDunnough, 1921)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved 25 March 2016.


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