Pygarctia roseicapitis

Pygarctia roseicapitis, the red-headed pygarctia moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. It is found in Mexico[2] and in the United States from southern Arizona to Texas.

Pygarctia roseicapitis
Tiger Moth Caterpillar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pygarctia
Species:
P. roseicapitis
Binomial name
Pygarctia roseicapitis
(Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cycnia elegans var. roseicapitis Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893
  • Euchaetes roseicapitis

The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on various Euphorbiaceae species, including Chamaesyce hyssopifolia. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 30 mm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pygarctia Grote, 1871". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Bug Guide