Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
Similar Grammia anna, Grammia figurata, Grammia phyllira, Platarctia parthenos, Grammia | ||
Grammia ornata, the ornate tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Packard in 1864. It is found from southern British Columbia through the Pacific Northwest to southern California, northern Utah, and western Wyoming and Montana. It is found in a wide range of habitats, including open woodland.
The length of the forewings is 18.6 mm. The ground colour of the forwewings is black with pale yellowish or pinkish buff band. The hindwings are pale to bright yellow, orange or scarlet with black markings. Adults are on wing from mid May to late June. Although records from August and September may indicate a partial second generation.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants. The larvae are covered with long black hairs dorsally and laterally and with red hairs ventrally. It has a yellow-orange middorsal line.