Arachnis picta

Painted tiger moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Arachnis
Species: A. picta
Binomial name
Arachnis picta
Packard, 1864
Synonyms
  • Arachnis verna Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Arachnis picta hampsoni Dyar, 1902

Arachnis picta, commonly known as the painted tiger moth,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the South-Western United States and the bordering parts of Mexico.

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The moth flies during the summer.

The larvae feed on herbaceous plants, such as Lupinus,[2] Radish and Acanthus species.

Subspecies

  • Arachnis picta picta
  • Arachnis picta insularis Clarke, 1941 (California)
  • Arachnis picta maia Ottolengui, 1896 (Colorado)
  • Arachnis picta meadowsi Comstock, 1942
  • Arachnis picta perotensis Schaus, 1889
  • Arachnis picta verna Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

References

  1. ↑ "Arachnis picta". Butterflies and moths of North America. Montana State University. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  2. ↑ Holland, William (1905). The Moth Book. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. p. 124.



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