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Erebidae
930327 – 8152   Arachnis picta Packard, 1864
             Painted tiger Moth

© Jim Johnson
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • picta Packard, 1864 (Arachnis) - MONA 1983: 8152
  • ssp. a. picta Packard, 1864 (Arachnis) - MONA 1983: 8152
  • ssp. b. insularis Clarke, 1941 (Arachnis)
  • hampsoni Dyar, 1902 (Arachnis) (synonym of ssp. insularis)
  • ssp. c. meadowsi Comstock, 1942 (Arachnis)
  • ssp. d. maia Ottolengui, 1896 (Arachnis)
  • ssp. e. perotensis Schaus, 1889 (Arachnis) (excl.)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 47.29f, 47.30m; p. 270. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Arachnis picta
    © Margarethe Brummermann
    Arachnis picta
    © Aaron Schusteff
    Arachnis picta
    © Aaron Schusteff
    Arachnis picta
    48mm – © Jim Vargo
    Arachnis picta
    © Ronald Parry – 53mm - LG -
    Arachnis picta
    53mm (ventral) - LG - – © Ronald Parry

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