A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/22/2018).
A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/14/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/1/2004).
A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/17/2005). Bob notes: Indistinguishable when viewed from above from other unspotted Tiger Moths such as S. congrua, Agreeable Tiger Moth. That species shows yellow on the upper legs, where this species is pink or a pinkish-orange. I've seen well over 100 of Agreeable and got tired of searching for a sign of pink.
1.JPG "A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002). (Photo ID: 68247 - Psn: 101)")
A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002).
A male Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2003).
A Pink-legged Tiger Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/31/2001).
Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/22/2018).
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Dave Webb.
A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/14/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Tyler Bell.
A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/1/2004).
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Dave Czaplak.
A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/17/2005). Bob notes: Indistinguishable when viewed from above from other unspotted Tiger Moths such as S. congrua, Agreeable Tiger Moth. That species shows yellow on the upper legs, where this species is pink or a pinkish-orange. I've seen well over 100 of Agreeable and got tired of searching for a sign of pink.
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Bob Patterson.
A Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2002).
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Larry Line.
A male Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2003).
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Larry Line.
A Pink-legged Tiger Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/31/2001).
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Mark Etheridge.
Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Hugh McGuinness.
Pink-legged Tiger Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Spilosoma latipennis | |
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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. latipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma latipennis Stretch, 1872
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| Synonyms | |
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Spilosoma latipennis, the pink-legged tiger moth, or the red-legged diacrisia, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Richard Harper Stretch in 1872. It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[1]
The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.[2]
The larvae feed on various plants, including ash trees, dandelions, impatiens and plantain.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Spilosoma Curtis, 1825" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ A Prairie Haven
External References
[edit]- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spilosoma latipennis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- Spilosoma latipennis at BOLD