Arctia alpina

Arctia alpina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in northern Scandinavia, northern Siberia, high mountains of southern Siberia and northern Mongolia; also in Alaska and northwestern Canada.

Its wingspan is 42–50 mm.

The larvae feed on Taraxacum officinale, Vaccinium and Salix herbacea.

This species was formerly a member of the genus Acerbia, but was moved to Arctia along with the other species of the genera Acerbia, Pararctia, Parasemia, Platarctia, and Platyprepia.

Subspecies

 * Arctia alpina alpina
 * Arctia alpina johanseni (O. Bang-Haas, 1927)
 * Arctia alpina severa Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2004 (Kodar Mountains in Siberia)
 * Arctia alpina siberica O. Bang-Haas, 1927 (Siberia)