Lophocampa argentata
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| 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] | |
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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
- Lophocampa argentata argentata
- Lophocampa argentata subalpina (French, 1890) (Rocky Mountains, Colorado)
References
- ↑ Natural History Museum. 2009
- ↑ "Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth Lophocampa argentata (Packard, 1864)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Montana State University. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ↑ Lophocampa at funet
- ↑ David L. Wood, Thomas Koerber, Robert F. Scharpf and Andrew J. Storer. 2003
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2008
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- C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Douglas-fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii, globalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Strõmberg)
- Natural History Museum Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog. 2009
- David L. Wood, Thomas Koerber, Robert F. Scharpf and Andrew J. Storer. 2003. Pests of the Native California Conifers, University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-23329-8, ISBN 978-0-520-23329-4, 233 pages
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