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

Ranchman's tiger moth - Arctia virginalis

Wooly orange and white caterpillar - Arctia virginalis

Ranchman's Tiger Moth Caterpillar - Arctia virginalis

Ranchman's Tiger Moth - partial life cycle - 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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