Species Cycnia inopinatus - Unexpected Cycnia - Hodges#8228

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Food · Internet References

Unexpected Cycnia Moth Caterpillar - Cycnia inopinatus

Orange hairy caterpillar - Cycnia inopinatus

Milkweed Caterpillar - Cycnia inopinatus

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Family Erebidae

Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)

Tribe Arctiini (Tiger Moths)

Subtribe Phaegopterina

Genus Cycnia

Species inopinatus (Unexpected Cycnia - Hodges#8228)

Hodges Number

8228

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

First described in 1882 by Henry Edwards as Euchetes inopinatus (also spelled Euchaetes)

Explanation of Names

inopinatus is Latin for "unexpected, surprising"

Size

wingspan about 26 mm, based on Moth Photographers Group specimen

Food

Larvae feed on milkweeds, Aesclepias spp.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group specimens

Papilio, v.2, p.13 Henry Edwards' original description of the species.

Conservation Assessment for the unexpected tiger moth (Cycnia inopinatus (Edwards)) USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region (PDF document, 429k)

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 12 August, 2005 - 9:47am
Additional contributions by anitagould, Chuck Entz
Last updated 5 June, 2010 - 9:57pm

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