Pygarctia abdominalis, the yellow-edged pygarctia or orange-bodied pygarctia, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1871. It is found in the United States from New Jersey south to Florida and west to Texas.[2]

Pygarctia abdominalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pygarctia
Species:
P. abdominalis
Binomial name
Pygarctia abdominalis
Grote, 1871[1]
Synonyms
  • Pygarctia grossbecki Davis, 1913
Pygarctia abdominalis
Pygarctia abdominalis

The wingspan is about 35 mm for males and 45 mm for females. Adults are most common from April to August. In Florida, adults have been recorded on wing in February, from April to June and from August to September.

The larvae have been reported feeding on Euphorbiaceae and Apocynaceae species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pygarctia Grote, 1871". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  3. ^ Bug Guide