First records of the Arctic moth Gynaephora groenlandica (Wocke) south of the Arctic Circle: a new Alpine subspecies

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Barrio, Isabel C., Schmidt, B. Christian, Cannings, Sydney, Hik, David S.
• Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, European Commission, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Arctic Institute of North America 2013
• Subjects: Glacial refugia; Kluane; Lepidoptera; Lymantriinae; Ogilvie; Range extension; Relict populations; Refuge glaciaire; Étendue du parcours; Populations reliques; Arctic; Barres; Yukon; Arctique*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/142753; https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4329; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000038; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011698

[EN]: Two adjacent populations of the Arctic moth Gynaephora groenlandica, a High Arctic endemic species, were found in southwest Yukon, ca. 900 km south of the species’ described distribution. Species identification was based on larval morphology for one population and on larvae rearing and DNA bar...