Leptarctia

Leptarctia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Leptarctia
Stretch, 1872
Species:
L. californiae
Binomial name
Leptarctia californiae
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Nemeophila californiae Walker, 1855
  • Lithosia lena Boisduval, 1869
  • Lithosia adnata Boisduval, 1869
  • Leptarctia fulvofasciata Butler, 1881
  • Leptarctia wrightii French, 1889
  • Lithosia decia Boisduval, 1869
  • Leptarctia boisduvalii Butler, 1881
  • Leptarctia latifasciata Butler, 1881
  • Leptarctia albifascia French, 1889
  • Leptarctia occidentalis French, 1889
  • Leptarctia dimidiata Stretch, 1872
  • Leptarctia stretchii Butler, 1881

Leptarctia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Stretch in 1872. Its only species, Leptarctia californiae, was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in western North America, from New Mexico and Colorado to California and north to British Columbia. The habitat consists of open forests, meadows and clearings in the mountains.

The length of the forewings is 12–17 mm.

Forms

There are two described forms:

Former species

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Leptarctia Stretch, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ McLeod, Robin (May 4, 2019). "Species Leptarctia californiae - Hodges#8126". BugGuide. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Leptarctia californiae (Walker, 1855)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved September 27, 2019.