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Arctia ornata

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 27, 2025
Entity authorityQ13531353 ↗
Source-derived summary

Arctia ornata is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1896. It is found in the Russian Far East (Yenisei River, Altai, Sayan, Tuva, Transbaikalia, Yakutia, southern Magadan) and Mongolia.

Subspecies

Arctia ornata ornata

Arctia ornata sotavaltai Dubatolov, 1996 (Russia: mountains eastern Yakutia, southern Magadan)

References

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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The public source identifies “Arctia ornata” as species of insect. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Arctia, ornata and species.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1896, 1996—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Arctia, ornata and species providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Arctia ornata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.