Arctornis l-nigrum
| 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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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.
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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