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Tribe Arctiini - Tiger Moths

Tiger Moth - Ctenucha virginica Hickory Tussock Moth - Lophocampa caryae Caterpillar  - Tiger Moths (Arctiidae) - Spilosoma virginica Alexicles aspersa - male Arge Moth caterpillar - Apantesis arge caterpillar 2 - Spilosoma virginica Hyphantria cunea Yellow-collared scape moth? - Cisseps fulvicollis
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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)
Explanation of Names
From the type genus Arctia, from Greek meaning "bear", for the appearance of the hairy larvae. (1)
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.