Arctia ungemachi explained

Arctia ungemachi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1924 and is named after Henri Ungemach. It is found in Morocco.[1]

The larvae feed on Taraxacum and Plantago species.[2]

This species, along with the others of the genus Atlantarctia, was moved to Arctia as a result of phylogenetic research published by Rönkä et al. in 2016.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Atlantarctia_Ungemachi Lepiforum e. V.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . November 25, 2018 . Atlantarctia ungemachi (Le Cerf, 1924) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 30, 2020.