Arctornis l-nigrum, the black V moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was described by Otto Friedrich Müller in 1764. It is found in the Palearctic realm and Asia.
| Black V moth | |
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| Live specimen | |
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| Arctornis l-nigrum okurai | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Arctornis |
| Species: | A. l-nigrum
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctornis l-nigrum (Müller, 1764)
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The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The moth flies from May to July.
The caterpillars feed on beech and birch.
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Female -
Male
Subspecies
edit- Arctornis l-nigrum l-nigrum
- Arctornis l-nigrum asahinai (Inoue, 1956) (Japan)
- Arctornis l-nigrum okurai (Okano, 1959) (Taiwan)
- Arctornis l-nigrum ussurica Bytinski-Salz, 1939 (Ussuri)
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