Agreeable tiger moth
| Agreeable tiger moth | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. congrua |
| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 | |
The agreeable tiger moth (Spilosoma congrua) is one of three species of white tiger moth which are common in the US. It has pronounced black eyes, white abdomen, and orange "bib" which set it apart from its cousin the Virginia tiger moth. Like its cousin, it tents its wings when at rest.
References
- Amelia Hansen; Eastman, John (1995). The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of the Eastern Freshwater Wetlands. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 87. ISBN 0-8117-2518-9.
- Amelia Hansen; Eastman, John (2003). The book of field and roadside: open-country weeds, trees, and wildflowers of eastern North America. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 125. ISBN 0-8117-2625-8.