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Erebidae 930283 – 8127   Arctia plantaginis (Linnaeus, 1758)              Wood Tiger Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: plantaginis Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8127 ssp. a. plantaginis Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8127 alascensis Stretch 1906 (Nemeophila) alpicola Scopoli 1763 (Phalaena) caespitis Grote & Robinson 1868 (Nemeophila) cichorii Grote & Robinson 1868 (Nemeophila) geddesi Neumoegen 1883 (Nemeophila) geometrica Grote 1865 (Eupsychoma) hospita [Denis & Schiffermüller] 1775 (Bombyx) japonica Inoue & Kobayashi 1956 (Parasemia) jezoensis Inoue 1976 (Parasemia) leucomera Butler 1881 (Nemeophila) macromera Butler 1881 (Nemeophila) matronalis Freyer 1843 (Bombyx) melanissima Inoue 1976 (Parasemia) melanomera Butler 1881 (Nemeophila) modesta Packard 1864 (Platarctia) nicticans Ménétriés 1859 (Lithosia) scudderii Packard 1864 (Platarctia) selwynii Edwards 1885 (Nemeophila) sifanica Grum-Grschmaïlo 1891 (Nemeophila) stoetzneri Bang-Haas 1927 (Parasemia) syfanica Grum-Grschmaïlo 1891 (Nemeophila) ssp. b. petrosa Walker 1855 (Nemeophila) Taxonomic Notes: Arctia plantaginis (Linnaeus, 1758) was transferred from the genus Parasemia n. syn. in Ronka et al. (2016).

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. 47.1f, .2m, .3m, 04f; 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 E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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