Lophocampa argentata

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Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Lophocampa Higher classification Lophocampa		Phylum Arthropoda Family Arctiidae Scientific name Lophocampa argentata Rank Species

Similar Lophocampa, Arctiinae, Insect, Lophocampa maculata, Butterflies and moths

Lophocampa argentata, the silver-spotted tiger moth, is a species of moth in the family Arctiidae. It was described by Packard in 1864. It is found from British Columbia to southern California, and east to Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and possibly to northern Mexico.

Larvae of this moth utilize numerous host plants in western North America, notably including the Douglas-fir.

Subspecies

Lophocampa argentata argentata

Lophocampa argentata subalpina (French, 1890) (Rocky Mountains, Colorado)

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