Arcte coerula

Ramie moth
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Arcte
Species:
A. coerula
Binomial name
Arcte coerula
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Cocytodes coerula Guenée, 1852
  • Arcte coerulea
  • Cocytodes caerulea

Arcte coerula, the ramie moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from in south-east Asia, including Fiji, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Japan, New Guinea, Taiwan and Norfolk Island. It has been recently observed in Hawaii, on the island of Maui.