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Erebidae 930288 – 8162   Arctia parthenos Harris, 1850              St. Lawrence Tiger Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Apocynaceae Asteraceae Betulaceae Ericaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae.  Host genera: Alnus Apocynum Betula Lactuca Populus Prunus Salix Taraxacum Vaccinium.  Notes: polyphagous on low plants (Forbes 1960); generalist on various foodplants (Crabo et al 2014).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: parthenos Harris, 1850 (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8162 borealis Möschler, 1860 (Arctia) multimaculata (Brower, 1973) (Hyphoraia) obsolescens (Brower, 1973) (Hyphoraia) parvimaculata (Brower, 1973) (Hyphoraia) Taxonomic Notes: Arctia parthenos Harris, 1850 was transferred from the genus Platarctia n. syn. in Ronka et al. (2016).

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Ronka, K., J. Mappes, L. Kaila, N. Wahlberg, 2016. Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology, 41(4): 844-853. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) 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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