---
title: "Black Arches"
description: "Lymantria monacha — Insetos e aranhas. The black arches or nun moth (Lymantria monacha) is a small Palaearctic moth."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-arches
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black Arches

> Lymantria monacha — Insetos e aranhas. The black arches or nun moth (Lymantria monacha) is a small Palaearctic moth.

- Scientific name: *Lymantria monacha*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 10498
- Wikidata: [Q596185](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q596185)
- iNaturalist taxon: [224214](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/224214)

## Names

- en: Black Arches
- de: Nonne
- fr: Nonne
- nl: Nonvlinder
- pl: Brudnica mniszka

## Countries with the most observations

GB (2670), FR (1206), ES (962), DE (803), IT (763), AT (525), RU (432), CH (420), FI (361), PL (316), LT (171), KR (154)

## Summary

The black arches or nun moth (Lymantria monacha) is a small Palaearctic moth. It is considered a forest pest.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_arches

## Photo

![Black Arches](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-arches/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Tamargo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161657031

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-arches?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).