Grammia virgo

Grammia virgo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Grammia
Species: G. virgo
Binomial name
Grammia virgo
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Bombyx virgo Linnaeus, 1758
  • Apantesis virgo
  • Euprepia virgo var. citrinaria Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893
  • Grammia virgo f. simplex Stretch, 1906

The Virgin Tiger Moth (Grammia virgo) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found from Newfoundland south to Florida west to Alberta.

The wingspan is about 56 mm. The colour of the hindwings varies from yellow to scarlet, with one or more median dark blotches in addition to the discal spot.[3]

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Thermopsis rhombifolia and Plantago species.[4] The species overwinters in the larval stage.[5]

Subspecies

References

  1. Grammia at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Moths of North Dakota
  4. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
  5. Bug Guide
  6. Schmidt, B.C. 2009: Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 156: 507-597. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00496.x
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