Lophocampa argentata

Lophocampa argentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Lophocampa[1]
Species: L. argentata
Binomial name
Lophocampa argentata
(Packard, 1864) [2][3]
Synonyms
  • Halysidota argentata Packard, 1864
  • Halisidota subalpina French, 1890

The Silverspotted Tiger Moth (Lophocampa argentata) is a species of moth in the family Arctiidae. Larvae of this moth utilize numerous host plants in western North America,[4] notably including the Douglas-fir.[5]

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Natural History Museum. 2009
  2. ↑ "Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth Lophocampa argentata (Packard, 1864)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Montana State University. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  3. ↑ Lophocampa at funet
  4. ↑ David L. Wood, Thomas Koerber, Robert F. Scharpf and Andrew J. Storer. 2003
  5. ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2008
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