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

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References
Ranchman's Tiger Moth Caterpillar - Arctia virginalis Platyprepia virginalis caterpillar? - Arctia virginalis Platyprepia virginalis - Arctia virginalis Tiger Moth Caterpillar? - Arctia virginalis Caterpillar - Arctia virginalis Ranchman's Tiger Moth - Arctia virginalis Caterpillar - Arctia virginalis Caterpillar - Arctia virginalis
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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
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies and Moths of North America - BAMONA
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 25 July, 2005 - 6:13pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Steve Nanz, Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, marcie oconnor
Last updated 26 May, 2021 - 12:39pm

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