Arcte coerula

Arcte coerula, the ramie moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from in south-east Asia, including Fiji, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Japan, New Guinea, Taiwan and Norfolk Island. It has been recently observed in Hawaii, on the island of Maui.

Ramie moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Arcte
Species:
A. coerula
Binomial name
Arcte coerula
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Cocytodes coerula Guenée, 1852
  • Arcte coerulea
  • Cocytodes caerulea
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