Lophocampa argentata

Lophocampa argentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Lophocampa[1]
Species: L. argentata
Binomial name
Lophocampa argentata
(Packard, 1864) [2]

The Silverspotted Tiger Moth (Lophocampa argentata) is a species of moth in the family Arctiidae. Larvae of this moth utilize numerous host plants in western North America,[3] notably including the Douglas-fir.[4]

References

Line notes

  1. ^ Natural History Museum. 2009
  2. ^ "Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth Lophocampa argentata (Packard, 1864)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Montana State University. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3776. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
  3. ^ David L. Wood, Thomas Koerber, Robert F. Scharpf and Andrew J. Storer. 2003
  4. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008