Spilosoma latipennis

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Spilosoma latipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Spilosoma
Species:
S. latipennis
Binomial name
Spilosoma latipennis
Stretch, 1872
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia latipennis

Spilosoma latipennis, the pink-legged tiger moth, or the red-legged diacrisia, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Stretch in 1872. It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[1]

The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.[2]

The larvae feed on various plants, including ash trees, dandelions, impatiens and plantain.[3]

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