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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Butterflies / Moths - Lepidoptera
        
        Family - Lichen Moths - Erebidae
        
        Species - Wood Tiger Moth - Arctia plantaginis

Wood Tiger Moth - Arctia plantaginis

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR

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General Description

This species is diurnal and is not attracted to light.

Range Comments

Parasemia plantaginis occurs across most of Canada, north to Alaska and south in the mountains to Arizona. This species was described from Europe, and also inhabits much of Eurasia.

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 37

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Recency

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Food Habits

A generalist on low-growing herbacous plants.

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Citation for data on this website:
Wood Tiger Moth — Arctia plantaginis. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on January 16, 2025, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IILEY26010