| Moths of North Dakota |
Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini |
Grammia parthenice (W. Kirby 1837)
| Common name: Parthenice tiger moth.
Hodges #: 8196, as Apantesis parthenice (W. Kirby). Identification: Rfw 18.7 mm, fw with disruptive coloration (typical Grammia pattern), transverse line at end of discal cell bent to costa, hw ground color orange-pink, usually black discal spot as only median wing marking, pro-tibiae black dorsally. Similar species: 8179, 8192, 8193, 8195, 8197, 8198. Distribution: southern Canada and United States, except West Coast. Hosts: a general feeder on low plants including dandelion, ironweed, and thistles. Note: based upon wing pattern variation this species apparently hybridizes with both G. virgo and G. phyllira in the northern plains. See-- The Grammia complex in North Dakota.
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ND, Grand Forks Co., Northwood, 5- VIII- 1957, J. Onsager.
ND, Adams Co., Hettinger, UV light trap, 6- VIII- 1985, coll. G. Fauske. |
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