Arctiidae
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Arctiidae is a large family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world. It included 6,000 neotropical species.[1] This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths (or tigers). Tiger moths usually have bright colours, footmen (which are usually much drabber), lichen moths and wasp moths. Many species have 'hairy' caterpillars which are popularly known as woolly bears or woolly worms. The scientific name refers to this (Gk. αρκτος = a bear). Caterpillars may also go by the name 'tussock moths' (more usually this refers to Lymantriidae, however).
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Notable species
- Banded tussock moth, Halysidota tesselaris
- banded woolly bear or Isabella tiger moth, Pyrrharctia isabella
- Buff ermine, Spilarctia lutea
- Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae
- common footman, Manulea lurideola
- dogbane tiger moth or delicate cycnia, Cycnia tenera
- fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea
- garden tiger moth, Arctia caja
- giant leopard moth, Hypercompe scribonia
- hickory tussock moth, Lophocampa caryae
- Jersey tiger moth, Euplagia quadripunctaria
- milkweed tussock moth, Euchaetes egle
- scarlet tiger pygmy moth, Callimorpha dominula
- Maltese ruby tiger moth, Phragmatobia fuliginosa ssp. melitensis
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Related links
- List of arctiid genera
Notes and references
Further reading
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