Pararctia yarrowii
Yarrow's tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Pararctia |
Species: | P. yarrowii |
Binomial name | |
Pararctia yarrowii (Stretch, 1874) | |
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Pararctia yarrowii, Yarrow's tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Stretch in 1874. It is found from Hudson Bay to British Columbia and northern Arizona.[1] The habitat consists of barren rocky fellfields and slides above the timberline. These moths are found in the Pacific Northwest.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 22 mm. The ground color of the forewings is cream to light yellow, with a pattern of broad dark brownish grey transverse lines. The hindwings are orange marked with dark grey. Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.[3]
The larvae probably feed on various herbaceous plants.[4]
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