Leptarctia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: |
Leptarctia Stretch, 1872 |
Species: | L. californiae
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Binomial name | |
Leptarctia californiae (
Walker, 1855)
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Synonyms | |
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Leptarctia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Stretch in 1872. Its only species, Leptarctia californiae, was described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1] It is found in western North America, from New Mexico and Colorado to California and north to British Columbia. [2] The habitat consists of open forests, meadows and clearings in the mountains.
The length of the forewings is 12–17 mm. [3]
There are two described forms:
Leptarctia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: |
Leptarctia Stretch, 1872 |
Species: | L. californiae
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Binomial name | |
Leptarctia californiae (
Walker, 1855)
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Synonyms | |
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Leptarctia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Stretch in 1872. Its only species, Leptarctia californiae, was described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1] It is found in western North America, from New Mexico and Colorado to California and north to British Columbia. [2] The habitat consists of open forests, meadows and clearings in the mountains.
The length of the forewings is 12–17 mm. [3]
There are two described forms: