''Arctia opulenta'' is a

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of the family

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. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It is found from

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through northern

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. The habitat consists of arctic tundra and alpine and subalpine tundra. The length of the forewings is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on '' Salix'' species."''Arctia opulenta'' (Edwards, 1881)"
''Pacific Northwest Moths''.

References

* , 1923: New American Lepidoptera. ''Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus'' 11 (1-3): 12–30. * , 1881: Descriptions of new species and varieties of Arctiidæ. ''Papilio'' 1 (3): 38–39. * , 1910: Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. ''Novitates Zoologicae'' 17 (1): 1-85, (2): 113–188, pl. XI-XIV, 18: pl. III-VI, London and Aylesbury. Moths described in 1881 Arctiina Moths of North America Insects of the Arctic {{Arctiina-stub