Arachnis picta
| Painted tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
| Genus: | Arachnis |
| Species: | A. picta |
| Binomial name | |
| Arachnis picta Packard, 1864 | |
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Arachnis picta, commonly known as the painted tiger moth,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the South-Western United States and the bordering parts of Mexico.
The wingspan is about 50 mm. The moth flies during the summer.
The larvae feed on herbaceous plants, such as Lupinus,[2] Radish and Acanthus species.
Subspecies
- Arachnis picta picta
- Arachnis picta insularis Clarke, 1941 (California)
- Arachnis picta maia Ottolengui, 1896 (Colorado)
- Arachnis picta meadowsi Comstock, 1942
- Arachnis picta perotensis Schaus, 1889
- Arachnis picta verna Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
References
- ↑ "Arachnis picta". Butterflies and moths of North America. Montana State University. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ↑ Holland, William (1905). The Moth Book. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. p. 124.
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