Pygarctia abdominalis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Pygarctia
- Species
- Pygarctia abdominalis
- Scientific Name
- Pygarctia abdominalis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pygarctia abdominalis
Pygarctia abdominalis, the yellow-edged pygarctia or orange-bodied pygarctia, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1871. It is found in the United States from New Jersey south to Florida and west to Texas.
The wingspan is about 35 mm for males and 45 mm for females. Adults are most common from April to August. In Florida, adults have been recorded on wing in February, from April to June and from August to September.
The larvae have been reported feeding on Euphorbiaceae and Apocynaceae species.
...Pygarctia abdominalis in languages:
- English
- Yellow-edged Pygarctia Moth
- English
- Yellow-edged Tussock Moth
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