Arctia yarrowii, or Yarrow's tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1874. It is found in North America from Hudson Bay to British Columbia and northern Arizona.[1] The habitat consists of barren rocky fellfields and slides above the timberline. These moths are also found in the Pacific Northwest.[2]
| Yarrow's tiger moth | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Arctia |
| Species: | A. yarrowii
|
| Binomial name | |
| Arctia yarrowii Stretch, 1874
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The length of the forewings is about 22 mm. The ground color of the forewings is cream to light yellow, with a pattern of broad dark brownish-gray transverse lines. The hindwings are orange marked with dark gray. Adults are on wing from mid-July to mid-August.[3]
The larvae probably feed on various herbaceous plants.[4]
This species was formerly a member of the genus Pararctia, but was moved to Arctia along with the other species of the genera Acerbia, Pararctia, Parasemia, Platarctia, and Platyprepia.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pararctia yarrowii (Stretch, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "Arctia yarrowii (Stretch, 1873)". Pacific Northwest Moths.
- ^ Robinson, E. & Schmidt, B. C. "Species Details: Pararctia yarrowii". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Arctia yarrowii (Stretch, 1873)". Pacific Northwest Moths.
- ^ Rönkä, Katja; Mappes, Johanna; Kaila, Lauri; Wahlberg, Niklas (2016). "Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 41 (4): 844–853. doi:10.1111/syen.12194. hdl:10138/176841.
- ^ Schmidt, B. Christian; Lafontaine, J. Donald; Troubridge, James T. (2018). "Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV". ZooKeys (252): 241–252. doi:10.3897/zookeys.252.28500. PMC 6189224. PMID 30337831.