ARCTIIDAE: Tiger Moths

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LEPIDOPTERA: ARCTIIDAE: Tiger Moths

COMMON NAME:	Tiger Moth
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Sub-family:	Syntominae
Genus:	.
Species:	.
Date:	08/01/2003
Location:	Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ

moth

Fans its wings to show red abdomen with black spots on each segment. Possibly Euchaetes antica

COMMON NAME:	Veined Ctenucha Moth
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Sub-family:	Arctiinae, Tribe: Ctenuchini
Genus:	Ctenucha
Species:	Ctenucha venosa
Date:	05/10/2003
Location:	Ramsey Canyon, Hamburg Trail #122, Cochise Co., AZ

Ctenucha venosa moth

Hundreds of these colorful daytime moths were flying throughout the canyon
ID: http://bugguide.net/node/view/74234

COMMON NAME:	Moth
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Sub-family:	.
Genus:	.
Species:	.
Date:	08/01/2003
Location:	Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ

moth

Comment:

COMMON NAME:	Moth
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Sub-family:	.
Genus:	.
Species:	.
Date:	8/xx/2003
Location:	Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ

moth

Comment:

COMMON NAME:	Moth
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Sub-family:	.
Genus:	.
Species:	.
Date:	8/xx/2003
Location:	Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ

moth

Comment:

COMMON NAME:	Salt Marsh Moth / Acrea Moth⁸
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Sub-family:	.
Genus:	Estigmene
Species:	Estigmene acrea
Date:	8/xx/2003
Location:	Old Bisbee, Cochise Co., AZ

moth

Comment:

COMMON NAME:	Tiger moth, active during day
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Sub-family:	Pericopinae
Genus:	Gnophaela
Species:	.
Date:	8/xx/2003
Location:	Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ

moth

Comment:

COMMON NAME:	Moth
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Sub-family:	.
Genus:	.
Species:	.
Date:	9/29/2002
Location:	Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ

moth

Comment:

COMMON NAME:	Moth
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Sub-family:	.
Genus:	.
Species:	.
Date:	9/29/2002
Location:	Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ

moth

Comment:

COMMON NAME:	Moth
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Sub-family:	.
Genus:	.
Species:	.
Date:	9/29/2002
Location:	Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ

moth

Comment:

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