Pararctia subnebulosa

Habitat 2

Open, wet spruce taiga.

Distribution 2

Yukon: Known from the Ogilvie and Richardson mountains in the north, and the Ruby Ranges in the southwest.
North America: Yukon and Alaska.
Global: Amphiberingian - Yukon, Pribilof Islands in Alaska, and Chukotka.

Distinguishing Features 2

A large, brightly coloured moth; the forewings are dark brown with a network of pale yellow bands. The hindwings are pale yellow with a grey outer band (males) or mostly grey (females). The females have small, narrow wings and are apparently flightless. Males of two closely-related species have orangish (rather than yellowish) hindwings and the females look like the males. Grammy blakei is also similar, but is smaller, has black and white (rather than dark brown and pale yellowish) forewings and the hindwing is more boldly patterned.

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  1. (c) L.G. Johanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by L.G. Johanson
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Animal Insect
Insect Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Color brown, grey, yellow