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Arctic Woolly Bear Moth
Gynaephora groenlandica
Gynaephora groenlandica, commonly referred to as the arctic woolly bear moth, is an erebid moth endemic to the High Arctic, specifically the Canadian Archipelago and Greenland. It is best known for its slow rate of development, as its full caterpillar life cycle may extend up to 15 years. This species remains in a larval state for the vast majority of its life. Unique among Lepidoptera, it undergoes an annual period of diapause that lasts for much...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 452615.