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
Live specimen
Arctornis l-nigrum okurai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Arctornis
Species:	A. l-nigrum
Binomial name
Arctornis l-nigrum (Müller, 1764)
Synonyms
Phalaena l-nigrum Müller, 1764 Arctornis pusillata Dannehl, 1926 Bombyx v-nigrum Fabricius, 1775 Bombyx nivosa Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

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
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  Male

Subspecies

• 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)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arctornis l-nigrum.

• Black V Moth at UKMoths
• Fauna Europaea
• Lepiforum.de

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