| Moths of North Dakota |
Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini |
Grammia virgo (Linnaeus 1758)
| Common name: Virgin tiger moth.
Hodges #: 8197, as Apantesis virgo (L.). Identification: 23.9 mm, largest Grammia, hw varying from yellow (rare) to scarlet, with one or more median dark blotches in addition to discal spot; note bent transverse line at end of fw discal cell, pro-tibiae black. Similar species: 8179, 8182, 8193, 8195, 8196. Distribution: coast to coast from central Canada to the central U. S. Hosts: reported from a variety of low plants including Chenopodium– goosefoot, Lactuca– wild lettuce, and Plantago– plantain. Note: in the northern plains hybridizes with G. parthenice. See-- The Grammia complex in North Dakota.
|
ND, Ransom Co., A annex allotment, Sheyenne Natl. grasslands, T134N R54W Sec. 8. Hg/UV lt., 12- VII- 1992. coll. G. Fauske.
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
||
