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Erebidae 930290 – 8166   Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758)              Great Tiger Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: auripennis (Butler, 1881) (Euprepia) erinacea (Retzius, 1783) (Phalaena) orientalis Moore, 1878 (Arctia) phaeosoma (Butler, 1877) (Euprepia) sajana Bang-Haas, 1927 (Arctia) caja (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) extralim. - MONA 1983: 8166 caja (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) extralim. wiskotti Staudinger, 1878 (Arctia) (excl.) ssp. a. americana Harris, 1841 (Arctia) ssp. b. utahensis (Edwards, 1886) (Euprepia)  transmontana (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) (Hypercompa) ssp. c. waroi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 (Arctia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 47.8m; p. 268. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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