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Scientific classification
Synonyms
Bombyx lapponica Thunberg, 1791 Hyphoraia lapponica Bombyx festiva Borkhausen, 1790 Bombyx avia Hübner, [1808] Hyphoraia festiva rosea Sheljuzhko, 1929 Arctia festiva lemniscata Stichel, 1911 Euprepia hyperboreus Curtis, 1835

Pararctia lapponica is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1791. It is found in northern Eurasia and the Arctic part of North America.

The wingspan is 37–45 mm.

The larvae feed on Betula nana, Vaccinium uliginosum and Rubus chamaemorus.

Subspecies

Pararctia lapponica lapponica (Polar Eurasia)
Pararctia lapponica lemniscata (Stichel, 1911) (mountains of eastern Yakutia)
Pararctia lapponica hyperborea (Curtis, 1835)
Pararctia lapponica gibsoni (Bang-Haas, 1927)

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