Neoarctia brucei
Neoarctia brucei, or Bruce's tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1888. It is found in western North America in the northern Cascade Mountains, the southern British Columbia Coast Range, the mountains of Vancouver Island and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming.
| Bruce's tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Neoarctia |
| Species: | N. brucei |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoarctia brucei (H. Edwards, 1888) | |
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The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. The forewings are cream to light pink with broad dark grey transverse lines. The hindwings are medium pinkish red with a dark grey discal spot and an irregular interrupted marginal band. Adults are on wing from early July to early August.
Larvae have only been recorded feeding on Phacelia sericea and Taraxacum officinale, but are probably general feeders on herbaceous vegetation. Larvae have been recorded in mid-June.[1]
References
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.