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Erebidae 930289 – 8163   Arctia virginalis (Boisduval, 1852)              Ranchman's Tiger Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: virginalis (Boisduval, 1852) (Chelonia) - MONA 1983: 8163 guttata (Boisduval, 1852) (Agarista) ochracea (Stretch, 1872) (Euprepia) Taxonomic Notes: Arctia virginalis (Boisduval, 1852) was transferred from the genus Platyprepia n. syn. in Ronka et al. (2016).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 47.6f, 47.7f; p. 268. Book Review and ordering Ronka, K., J. Mappes, L. Kaila, N. Wahlberg, 2016. Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology, 41(4): 844-853. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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