Spilosoma danbyi, or Danby's tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington and western Canada from British Columbia to Manitoba.

Spilosoma danbyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilosoma
Species:
S. danbyi
Binomial name
Spilosoma danbyi
(Neumögen & Dyar, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia rubra var. danbyi Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[2]

Taxonomy

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The species was formerly considered a synonym of Spilosoma pteridis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma danbyi​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "930315 – 8139.1 – Spilosoma danbyi – (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Eiseman, Charley (December 1, 2009). "Species Spilosoma danbyi - Hodges#8139". BugGuide. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014.