Spilosoma dubia
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of moth
| Dubious tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. dubia
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| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma dubia | |
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Spilosoma dubia, the dubious tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found from south-eastern Canada west to Alberta and in the eastern United States. The habitat consists of aspen parkland and southern boreal forests.
The wingspan is 32–38 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Prunus serotina.[4]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Spilosoma dubia (Walker, 1855) Dubious Tiger Moth". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/spilosoma/#dubia. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ↑ BugGuide
- ↑ Robinson, E.; Schmidt, B. C.. "Species Details: Spilosoma dubia". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-218.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
- Spilosoma dubia at BOLD
- Spilosoma dubia at EOL
- Spilosoma dubia at BHL
Wikidata ☰ Q13524217 entry
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