Pararctia yarrowii

Yarrow's tiger moth
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)
Synonyms
  • Arctia yarrowii Stretch, 1874
  • Arctia remissa H. Edwards, 1888

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]

References

  1. ↑ Pararctia at funet
  2. ↑ http://pnwmoths.biol.wwu.edu/browse/family-erebidae/subfamily-arctiinae/tribe-arctiini/pararctia/pararctia-yarrowii/
  3. ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
  4. ↑ Pacific Northwest Moths


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