Arcte coerula

Arcte coerula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Arcte
Species: A. coerula
Binomial name
Arcte coerula
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Cocytodes coerula Guenée, 1852
  • Arcte coerulea
  • Cocytodes caerulea

The Ramie Moth (Arcte coerula) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from in south-east Asia, including Fiji, India, Japan, New Guinea, Taiwan and Norfolk Island.

The larvae feed on Boehmeria nipononivea (ramie) and Boehmeria australis.

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