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 | |
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| Tiger Moth Caterpillar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pygarctia |
| Species: | P. roseicapitis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pygarctia roseicapitis | |
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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 edit
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pygarctia Grote, 1871". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Bug Guide
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum