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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Tiger and Lichen Moths (Arctiinae) » Tiger Moths (Arctiini) » Arctiina » Arctia » Opulent Tiger Moth - Hodges#8166.1 (Arctia opulenta)
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Moth - Arctia opulenta
Copyright © 2009 John Genet

Moth - Arctia opulenta
Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
July 23, 2007
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Contributed by John Genet on 15 February, 2009 - 4:33pm
Last updated 17 May, 2010 - 7:14pm

Moved
Moved from Arctia.
… Chris Grinter, 17 May, 2010 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

Yes,
this is A. opulenta
… Chris Grinter, 22 March, 2010 - 12:12am login or register to post comments

Tiger moth
possibly in genus Arctia like here.. Could be Arctia opulenta. Do wait for a moth expert to comment though..nice find..
… Tim Loh, 15 February, 2009 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
I think it is...
see here for an image of opulenta. The closest caja match I can find is this. The reason I think this is opulenta is because of a)the color of the HW and b) the line shapes of the FW.
… roar, 6 December, 2009 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

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