| Moths of North Dakota |
Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Phaegopterini |
Cycnia inopinatus (Hy. Edwards 1882)
| Common name: Listed here as 'Lesser
milkweed tiger moth.'
Hodges #: 8228. Identification: Rfw 15 mm, fw costa yellowish at base, tegulae yellowish at base, vertex yellow, antenna flagellum gray dorsally, pectinations black. Similar species: 8254, 8238. 8231, 8230. Distribution: United States east of Great Plains, in south as far west as SW Texas.. Hosts: Larvae feed on Asclepias-- milkweeds and Apocynym-- dogbane.
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MN, Clay Co., Bluestem SNA, Hg/UV lt., 20- V- 1998. coll. G. Fauske.
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