Grammia figurata

Grammia figurata, the figured tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in North America from southern Ontario and New Hampshire south to Georgia and west to Colorado and Texas.

Figured tiger moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Grammia
Species:
G. figurata
Binomial name
Grammia figurata
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx figurata Drury, 1773
  • Apantesis figurata
  • Euplagia ceramica Hübner, 1820
  • Arctia celia Saunders, 1863
  • Arctia snowi Grote, 1875
  • Arctia excelsa Neumögen, 1883
  • Arctia phyllira ab. lugubris Hulst, 1887
  • Apantesis figurata var. preciosa Nixon, 1911

The average length of a sample of forewings was 15.77 mm. The forewings are dark brown to black dorsally with pale buff to ivory bands. The ground colour of the hindwings is highly variable, ranging from yellow to scarlet or pink. The markings are black. There are two generations per year in northern Ohio. In the northern part of the range, adults are mostly on wing from May to June in one generation. In the southwest adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.[1]

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including alfalfa and plantain.[2]

References
  1. 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
  2. BugGuide
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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