Habitat ¹

Alpine talus and scree slopes.

Distribution ¹

Yukon: Four known locations in the Kluane Ranges, and Ogilvie, Richardson, and Wernecke mountains.
North America: Known only in Yukon.

Distinguishing Features ¹

A relatively dull-coloured but distinctively patterned tiger moth. The forewings are black with a faded pattern of narrow pale yellow bands, and the hindwings are entirely grey. This is a new, unnamed species closely-related to the (also rare) Holoarctia sordid from the Rocky Mountains.

Conservation Rank ¹

Global: G2G3 (Imperilled to Vulnerable)
Canada: NNR (Not Ranked)
Yukon: S2S3 (Imperilled to Vulnerable)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) L.G. Johanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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