Watsonarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Josef J. de Freina and Thomas Joseph Witt in 1984. Its only species, Watsonarctia deserta, the chaste pellicle, was first described by Max Bartel in 1902.[1] It is found in central and south-eastern Europe, southern Russia, southern Siberia east to Lake Baikal; also in Asia Minor, Armenia, Azerbaijan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan and Xinjiang in China.[2]
The wingspan is 26–32 mm.
The larvae feed on Asperula, Achillea and Galium species (including Galium verum and Galium odoratum).
Watsonarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Josef J. de Freina and Thomas Joseph Witt in 1984. Its only species, Watsonarctia deserta, the chaste pellicle, was first described by Max Bartel in 1902. It is found in central and south-eastern Europe, southern Russia, southern Siberia east to Lake Baikal; also in Asia Minor, Armenia, Azerbaijan, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan and Xinjiang in China.
The wingspan is 26–32 mm.
The larvae feed on Asperula, Achillea and Galium species (including Galium verum and Galium odoratum).
Watsonarctia deserta is een vlinder uit de familie van de spinneruilen (Erebidae), onderfamilie beervlinders (Arctiinae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1902 door Bartel.
Deze nachtvlinder komt voor in Europa.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesWatsonarctia deserta là một loài bướm đêm thuộc phân họ Arctiinae, họ Erebidae.[2]