Biology:Spilosoma danbyi
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma danbyi (Neumögen & Dyar, 1893)
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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 (state) and western Canada from British Columbia to Manitoba.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was formerly considered a synonym of Spilosoma pteridis.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Spilosoma danbyi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=45276.
- ↑ "930315 – 8139.1 – Spilosoma danbyi – (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8139.1.
- ↑ Eiseman, Charley (December 1, 2009). "Species Spilosoma danbyi - Hodges#8139". http://bugguide.net/node/view/355799.
Wikidata ☰ Q15682215 entry
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