Species Grammia virgo - Virgin Tiger Moth - Hodges#8197

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited

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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 Arctiina

Genus Grammia

Species virgo (Virgin Tiger Moth - Hodges#8197)

Hodges Number

8197

Size

wingspan about 56 mm, based on Moth Photographers Group specimen

Range

Central and eastern U.S., rare in deep south.(1)

Food

Caterpillars: clover, lettuce, plantains, Chenopodium species, and other low-growing herbaceous plants.(1)

Life Cycle

Overwinters as a caterpillar.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group specimens

TAMU

Works Cited

1.	Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America By Charles V. Covell, Jr.

Contributed by Cotinis on 29 March, 2004 - 6:57pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, anitagould, Abigail Parker
Last updated 9 October, 2009 - 8:25pm

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