Opulent Tiger Moth

Arctia opulenta

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Opulent Tiger Moth
Scientific Name: 
Arctia opulenta
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Lepidoptera (Moth)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Lepidoptera
Family: 
Erebidae
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains
References: 
H234

Distribution

References: 
HSS007

Number of Occurrences

Ft. Rae, Great Slave Lake region 8-Jul-23 J.Russell; Daring Lake 2005 (photo)
Score: 
A
References: 
H234
H277
HSS007

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
A rarely collected subarctic species; very few records (<5) for all jurisdictions; Arctia opulenta has been collected in arctic, alpine and subarctic habitats from Alaska, east to Manitoba, (Lafontaine and Troubridge 2000) .
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by Chris Schmidt, Alberta Lepidopterists' Guild (2010); rank reviewed in 2014 by Doug Macaulay using the NatureServe Canada Rank Calculator.
Last Updated: 
June 12, 2015

References

Ecozones

  • Chris Schmidt (2010) RE: FW: Tiger moth spreadsheet Email to S Carriere - Excell file attachement with locations of tiger moths. Chris Schmidt [Chris.Schmidt@inspection.gc.ca] Printed in binder - H234 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Chris Schmidt (2010) RE: FW: Tiger moth spreadsheet Email to S Carriere - Excell file attachement with locations of tiger moths. Chris Schmidt [Chris.Schmidt@inspection.gc.ca] Printed in binder - H234 Return
  • Matthews, S (2005) Daring 153 (Photo of collection - Daring Lake ). \\ykfps10p\MEDIA\Collections\Wildlife\InfoCoordinator\Daring Lake\Steve Matthews - H277 Return
  • Hebert, Remi (2014) Moths - an email Title RE: Moss and lichens or moths with ranks proposed by Richard Westwood, Jeremy deWaard, and Doug Macauley (07/16/2014 at 11:27). - HSS007 Return

Range Extent

  • Hebert, Remi (2014) Moths - an email Title RE: Moss and lichens or moths with ranks proposed by Richard Westwood, Jeremy deWaard, and Doug Macauley (07/16/2014 at 11:27). - HSS007 Return