Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Genus Notarctia Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Grammia figurata, Platarctia parthenos, Grammia phyllira, Grammia anna | ||
Notarctia proxima, the Mexican tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Felix Guérin-Méneville in 1844.
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Description
The length of the forewings is 14–20 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic. Females have reddish-pink hindwings, while those are white in males. Adults are on wing from April to October in several generations per year.
Description
This species can be found from south-eastern Oregon and southern Idaho to Nevada, western Utah and California, as well as in Mexico.
References
Notarctia proxima Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA