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Tribe Arctiini - Tiger Moths

Catapillar - Hyphantria cunea Syntomeida epilais - Oleander Moth - Hodges#8284 - Syntomeida epilais caterpillar 1 - Euchaetes egle Yellow-collard Scape Moth - Cisseps fulvicollis caterpillar - Halysidota tessellaris Lophocampa caryae (Hickory Tussock Moth) - Lophocampa caryae - male Tyria jacobaeae Moth Caterpillar - Lateral  - Halysidota tessellaris
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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.