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