Seirarctia

Seirarctia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Spilosomini
Genus: Seirarctia
Packard, 1864
Species: S. echo
Binomial name
Seirarctia echo
(J.E.Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena echo Smith, 1797
  • Spilosoma niobe Strecker, 1885

Seirarctia is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae. It contains the single species Seirarctia echo, the Echo Moth, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.[1] The habitat consists of thickets, scrubwoods and open areas.

The wingspan is about 45 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on various woody plants, including coontie, cabbage palmetto, crotons, lupie, oak and persimmon. They are bright orange with black and yellow bands and bright white spiracles.[3]

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