Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
Similar Grammia figurata, Parthenice tiger moth, Grammia anna, Apantesis phalerata, Grammia virgo | ||
Grammia phyllira, the phyllira tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Drury in 1773. It is found from Quebec and New England south to Florida and west to Texas, Colorado and Alberta. The habitat consists of dry, open woodland and grassland.
The length of the forewings is 16.9 mm. The forewings are dark brown to black dorsally with creamy buff to pinkish buff bands. The hindwings are pink to orange-pink. Adults are on wing from March to October in two or possibly three generations the southern United States. There are two generations up to New York and southern Ontario with adults on wing from May to June and again from August to September. In the prairie province and central Ontario, there seems to be only one generation, with adults on wing in mid July.
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including corn, lupine and tobacco.
