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Species Arctia virginalis - Ranchman's Tiger Moth - Hodges#8163

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe Arctiini (Tiger Moths)
Subtribe Arctiina
Genus Arctia
Species virginalis (Ranchman's Tiger Moth - Hodges#8163)
Hodges Number
8163
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Arctia virginalis (Boisduval)
Orig. Comb: Chelonia virginalis Boisduval 1852
Range
w US, s. BC - Map (MPG)
Season
mostly: Mar-July (BG data)
Food
Larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.
Life Cycle
Life cycle images:
eggs; larva; newly emerged adult; adult female