Ectypia clio
| Ectypia clio | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Ectypia |
| Species: | E. clio |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectypia clio (Packard, 1864)[1] | |
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Ectypia bivittata, the Clio Moth or Clio Tiger Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1861. It is found in California and from south-western to western Nebraska and Texas. It is also found in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. The habitat consists of lowland areas, where it is found along creeks and rivers and in agricultural and urban areas.[2]
The length of the forewings is 15–20 mm. Adults are white with some longitudinal black veins on the forewings. The hindwings are white or white with small black dots on the veins at the wing margin. Adults are on wing from late spring to early August.
The larvae feed on Asclepias species. They are black and densely covered with long yellow-white hairs.
Subspecies
- Ectypia clio clio
- Ectypia clio jessica (Barnes, 1900)