| Moths of North Dakota |
Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini |
Platarctia parthenos (Harris 1850)
| Common name: St. Lawrence tiger moth.
Hodges #: 8162. Identification: Rfw 32.6 mm, wing pattern distinctive; tegulae brown, outer edge white, abdomen black dorsally, orange ventrally. Similar species: 8166. Distribution: Alaska, central Canada and northern U.S., southward in Rockies to Colorado. Hosts: larvae on woody plants: Alnus-- alder, Betula-- birch, and Salix-- willows, has been reared in captivity on Lactuca-- wild lettuce.
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MN, Lake Co., Lake Leander barrens, T60N R19W, Sec. 17. Hg/UV light, 30- V- 1992, coll. G. Fauske. |
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