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The Isabella tiger moth, *Pyrrharctia isabella*, is a North American moth belonging to the erebid family. Notably, it exhibits striking orange and white coloration resembling the woolly bear caterpillar. This appearance has long fueled folklore regarding winter forecasts, though scientific evidence...

The Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) is a moth species found across Europe and parts of the Near East. It is visually distinctive, with cream-and-black-striped forewings and bright red or orange hindwings revealed in flight. Unlike many moth species, the Jersey Tiger is partially diurnal and...

The Joyful Holomelina Moth, Holomelina laeta, is a small tiger moth native to North America. It belongs to the family Erebidae and is recognized by its bright orange coloration and compact form. Unlike many moths that are active mainly at night, adults of this species fly during the day, when their...

Arge Moth, Apantesis arge, is a North American tiger moth in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. Its range extends from parts of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States southward through the eastern and central United States, with records reaching west to New Mexico. Adults have l...

The Scarlet Tiger Moth is a diurnal moth species belonging to the family Erebidae, commonly found across Europe and parts of the Middle East. It is distinguished by its striking aposematic coloration, featuring black forewings with white or yellow spots and bright red or scarlet hindwings with black...

The Scarce Tiger Moth is a European moth species in the family Erebidae and the genus Rhyparia. It is known for strongly contrasting forewing patterns and for the colorful hindwings that become more visible when the insect is in flight or disturbed. The species is associated with open habitats such...

The cream-spot tiger (Epicallia villica) is a boldly patterned European arctiid with black-and-white forewings and orange-red hindwings bearing black spots, occurring in southern England and across continental Europe.

The wood tiger (Arctia plantaginis) is a Holarctic moth notable for extreme geographic variation in hindwing coloration, making it a model organism for studies of warning coloration and polymorphism in the UK and Scandinavia.

The ruby tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) is a widespread Holarctic moth with dark brown forewings and vivid red hindwings, found across Europe and Asia with larvae feeding on low plants such as plantain and dandelion.

The Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) is a striking diurnal moth native to eastern North America. It is notable for its iridescent blue-black body and contrasting distinctive orange head, which makes it easily recognizable in the wild. Belonging to the Erebidae family, these moths are commonly...

The dogbane tiger moth, Cycnia oregonensis, is a North American moth in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. Its pale wings often have narrow yellow edging, while its caterpillars feed on dogbane and related plants whose chemical compounds can make them unpalatable to predators. Adults produ...

The banded tiger moth, Apantesis vittata, is a North American moth in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. Its patterned forewings carry contrasting pale bands against a darker ground, while the hindwings may show brighter warning coloration. Like other tiger moths, it undergoes complete met...

The clouded buff (Diacrisia sannio) is a European moth with strong sexual dimorphism—males are orange-yellow, females paler—and flies by day on heathlands and moorlands across northern and central Europe.

The virgin tiger moth, Apantesis virgo, is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tiger-moth subfamily Arctiinae. It occurs mainly in central and eastern North America, with records extending from Newfoundland south to Florida and west to Alberta. Adults have contrasting white, black, and red colorin...

The harnessed tiger moth is the North American moth species Apantesis phalerata, a member of the tiger moth group. Its forewings have a yellow-and-black pattern that gives the insect its common name by suggesting the appearance of a harness. The larvae feed on low-growing herbaceous plants, placing...

The delicate cycnia, or dogbane tiger moth, is the species Cycnia tenera, a North American moth in the family Erebidae. It is a pale yellow to whitish tiger moth, and its larvae feed chiefly on dogbane and milkweed. Compounds obtained from these host plants can provide chemical protection, making th...

The Salt Marsh Moth is a North American tiger moth in the family Erebidae, with adults that commonly show white wings and a yellow abdomen marked with darker spots. Its caterpillars are highly polyphagous, meaning they can feed on many unrelated plant species rather than relying on one host. The lar...