Neoarctia beanii

Bean's tiger moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Arctiina
Genus: Neoarctia
Species: N. beanii
Binomial name
Neoarctia beanii
(Neumoegen, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Antarctia beanii Neumoegen, 1891
  • Phgragmtobia var. fuscosa Neumoegen, 1891

Neoarctia beanii, Bean's tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Neumoegen in 1891. It is found in the Rocky Mountains, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia and southern Montana. The habitat consists of open forests, subalpine meadows and parklands.

The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. The forewings are smoky medium to dark rose with wide darker rosy brown-grey lines. The hindwings are lighter clear to smoky rose pink, marked by a darker rosy grey discal spot and median line. Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.

The larvae probably feed on various herbaceous plants.[1]

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