Arctia Virginalis
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''Arctia virginalis'', the Ranchman's tiger moth, is a species of
tiger moth The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. ...
in the family
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. It was first described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société ento ...
in 1852. It is found in western North America, ranging from southern Monterey Bay in
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across
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and southern
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to
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and north to southern
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. The habitat consists of wet lowland prairies,
wet meadow A wet meadow is a type of wetland with soils that are Solubility, saturated for part or all of the growing season which prevents the growth of trees and brush. Debate exists whether a wet meadow is a type of marsh or a completely separate type of ...
s, wet forests and in riparian zones along creeks in dry desert regions. The length of the forewings is 26–31 mm. The forewings are black with numerous light yellow spots. The hindwings are variable in pattern, but are most commonly orange with broad irregular black bands. Adults are on wing in summer. The larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants. They are covered with dense long hairs. These hairs are orange at the head and tail and black in the central part.''Pacific Northwest Moths''
/ref> This species was formerly a member of the genus ''Platyprepia'', but was moved to ''Arctia'' along with the species of the genera ''Acerbia'', ''Pararctia'', ''Parasemia'', and ''Platarctia''.


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* * Arctiina Moths described in 1852 Monotypic moth genera Moths of North America {{Arctiina-stub