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Ranchman's Tiger Moth - Hodges#8163 (Arctia virginalis)
Photo#118793
Copyright © 2007
Stacy Jon Peterson
What am I? -
Arctia virginalis
Pioneer Peak, Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska, USA
June 10, 2007
This caterpillar was common above tree line (around 4500' elevation), feeding on grasses and low-growth alpine vegetation. Any idea what it is? Thanks!
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Contributed by
Stacy Jon Peterson
on 17 June, 2007 - 1:22am
Last updated 11 June, 2008 - 10:05am
Moved
Moved from
Platyprepia
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john and jane balaban
, 11 June, 2008 - 10:05am
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Moved
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john and jane balaban
, 31 December, 2007 - 9:39am
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Platyprepia virginalis
I'm quite certain the larva pictured is
Platyprepia virginalis
. They are generalist feeders (like most tiger moths) and when mature they are quite conspicuous on vegetation. I found them this year for the first time up in the Rockies and they are indeed locally common. They pupate in the first half of June in large cocoons (though flimsy, without a definite shape). The silk is quite sticky, its consistency reminds me of spider silk (personal observation on 16 larvae), with larval hairs embedded in it. Adults eclose in July and August.
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Marius Aurelian
, 11 June, 2008 - 2:23am
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I hope that you get some help
Too bad that none of the experts has commented on this one. I am no expert but it reminds me a little of
these ones
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this page
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Beatriz Moisset
, 14 November, 2007 - 4:59pm
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