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Erebidae
930288 – 8162   Arctia parthenos Harris, 1850
             St. Lawrence Tiger Moth

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • parthenos Harris 1850 (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8162
  • borealis Möschler 1860 (Arctia)
  • multimaculata Brower 1973 (Hyphoraia)
  • obsolescens Brower 1973 (Hyphoraia)
  • parvimaculata Brower 1973 (Hyphoraia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Arctia parthenos Harris, 1850 was transferred from the genus Platarctia 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • 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 Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Arctia parthenos
    © Stuart Schwartz
    Arctia parthenos
    © Doug Macaulay
    Arctia parthenos
    © Janice Stiefel
    Arctia parthenos
    © Peggy Hamlen
    Arctia parthenos
    © Giff Beaton
    Arctia parthenos
    65mm – © Jim Vargo
    Arctia parthenos
    © Jason Dombroskie

    Arctia parthenos
    © Bob Moul


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