The agreeable tiger moth (Spilosoma congrua) is one of three species of white tiger moth which are common in the United States. It has pronounced black eyes, white abdomen, and orange "bib" which set it apart from its cousin the Virginia tiger moth. Like its cousin, it tents its wings when at rest.
| Agreeable tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. congrua
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| Binomial name | |
| Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855
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It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in the United States, Canada, and possibly India.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- Amelia Hansen; Eastman, John (1995). The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of the Eastern Freshwater Wetlands. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 87. ISBN 0-8117-2518-9.
- Amelia Hansen; Eastman, John (2003). The book of field and roadside: open-country weeds, trees, and wildflowers of eastern North America. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. p. 125. ISBN 0-8117-2625-8.
- Spilosoma congrua at EOL
- Spilosoma congrua at BHL
- Catalogue of the described Lepidoptera of North America (1860)