Grammia virgo

Virgin tiger moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Grammia
Species: G. virgo
Binomial name
Grammia virgo
Synonyms
  • Bombyx virgo Linnaeus, 1758
  • Apantesis virgo
  • Euprepia virgo var. citrinaria Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893
  • Grammia virgo f. simplex Stretch, 1906

Grammia virgo, the virgin tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Newfoundland south to Florida west to Alberta.

The wingspan is about 56 mm. The colour of the hindwings varies from yellow to scarlet, with one or more median dark blotches in addition to the discal spot.[3]

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Thermopsis rhombifolia and Plantago species.[4] The species overwinters in the larval stage.[5]

Subspecies

  • Grammia virgo virgo (from the Great Lakes region and Atlantic seaboard south through New England, to at least West Virginia. In the west, the range extends to north-eastern British Columbia)
  • Grammia virgo gigas B.C. Schmidt, 2009 (south-eastern United States, including the Great Smoky Mountains, south to Georgia and northern Florida)[6]

References

  1. ↑ Grammia at funet
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ "Moths of North Dakota". www.ndsu.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  4. ↑ "Entomology Collection > Grammia virgo". www.entomology.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  5. ↑ "Species Apantesis virgo - Virgin Tiger Moth - Hodges#8197 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  6. ↑ Schmidt, B.C. 2009: Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 156: 507-597. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00496.x


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