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Erebidae 930290.00 – 8166   Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758)              Great Tiger Moth

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Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Phalaena caja Linnaeus, 1758 • Euprepia auripennis Butler, 1881 • Phalaena erinacea Retzius, 1783 • Arctia orientalis Moore, 1878 • Euprepia phaeosoma Butler, 1877 • Arctia sajana Bang-Haas, 1927 • Arctia wiskotti Staudinger, 1878 • Arctia americana Harris, 1841 • Euprepia utahensis Edwards, 1886 • Hypercompa transmontana Neumögen & Dyar, 1893 • Arctia waroi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 47.8m; p. 268. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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