Notarctia proxima

Notarctia proxima, the Mexican tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Felix Guérin-Méneville in 1844.

Mexican tiger moth
Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Notarctia
Species:
N. proxima
Binomial name
Notarctia proxima
Synonyms
  • Chelonia proxima Guérin-Méneville, [1844]
  • Grammia proxima
  • Euprepia docta Walker, 1855
  • Arctia mexicana Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Chelonia autholea Boisduval, 1869
  • Apantesis mormonica Neumoegen, 1885

Subspecies

  • Notarctia proxima proxima
  • Notarctia proxima mormonica (Neumoegen, 1885)

Description

The length of the forewings is 14–20 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic. Females have reddish-pink hindwings, while those are white in males. Adults are on wing from April to October in several generations per year.[1]

Description

This species can be found in North America from south-eastern Oregon and southern Idaho to Nevada, western Utah and California,[2] as well as in Mexico.[3]

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References

  1. McLeod, Robin (January 28, 2014). "Species Apantesis proxima - Mexican Tiger Moth - Hodges#8181". BugGuide. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. "930276.00 – 8181 – Apantesis proxima – Mexican Tiger Moth – (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Notarctia proxima (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2019.


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