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The garden tiger moth or great tiger moth [2] (Arctia caja) is a moth of the family Erebidae. Arctia caja is a northern species found in the US, Canada, and Europe. [3] [4] The moth prefers cold climates with temperate seasonality, as the larvae overwinter, [3] and preferentially chooses host plants that produce pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
Euchaetes egle, the milkweed tiger moth or milkweed tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is a common mid- through late summer feeder on milkweeds and dogbane .
The coloration of the adults spans the full range of dull, drab, and camouflaged (e.g., Zale lunifera and litter moths) to vivid, contrasting, and colorful (e.g., Aganainae and tiger moths). The moths are found on all continents except Antarctica.
Dryocampa rubicunda, the rosy maple moth, is a small North American moth in the family Saturniidae, also known as the great silk moths. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. The species is known for its wooly body and pink and yellow coloration, which varies from cream or white to bright pink or yellow. [ 2 ]
The ailanthus webworm (Atteva aurea) is an ermine moth now found commonly in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was formerly known under the scientific name Atteva punctella (see Taxonomy section). This small, very colorful moth resembles a true bug or beetle when not in flight, but in flight it resembles a wasp.
Chrysodeixis eriosoma, the green garden looper, known in New Zealand as the Silver Y, [1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Mostly cosmopolitan in distribution, it is a pest in Japan, China, India, Sri Lanka, the Malay Peninsula and Australasia. [2] It is present in Hawaii and recorded as an incursion in mainland North America and Russia. [3]
Intact moths emitted calls when the hunting bats switched from search phase calls to approach phase calls. [5] In gleaning attacks, when bats attack moths perched on surfaces, bats use a different frequency of sound that these moths cannot hear, [6] and the moths do not respond until actually handled by bats. Then clicking moths were dropped ...
Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan-colored moth , with an average wingspan of 15 cm (6 in). The most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hindwings .