Spilosoma danbyi
Spilosoma danbyi, or Danby's tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington and western Canada from British Columbia to Manitoba.
| Spilosoma danbyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. danbyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma danbyi (Neumögen & Dyar, 1893) | |
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The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was formerly considered a synonym of Spilosoma pteridis.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma danbyi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- "930315 – 8139.1 – Spilosoma danbyi – (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
- Eiseman, Charley (December 1, 2009). "Species Spilosoma danbyi - Hodges#8139". BugGuide. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014.
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