Species Details
Spilosoma virginica
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Common NameVirginia Tiger
SeasonalityPeak flights occur from mid June to mid July.
IdentificationSimilar to Spilosoma congrua, but virginica has yellow on the abdomen, which is absent in S. congrua and S. dubia has more black markings on the forewing.
Scientific Name
Spilosoma virginica
Common Name
Virginia Tiger
Habitat
Found throughout the aspen parkland and boreal forest
Seasonality
Peak flights occur from mid June to mid July.
Identification
Similar to Spilosoma congrua, but virginica has yellow on the abdomen, which is absent in S. congrua and S. dubia has more black markings on the forewing.
Life History
No information available.
Conservation
Widespread and generally common.
Diet Info
A wide range of herbaceous plants, also occasionally on trees and shrubs.
Range
Widespread throughout most of North America, north to the Athabasca Sand Dunes in northern Alberta.
Citation
Page Citation for Spilosoma virginica
Page Citation
"Species Details - Spilosoma virginica, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-219. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
References
Author
Thormin, T.
Title
Bug Facts: Butterflies and Moths
Publication Date
2002
Author
Schmidt, B. C.
Title
The tiger moths (Arctiidae) of Alberta.
Publication Date
2000
Pages
36
Specimen Information
There are 82 specimens of this Species.
UASM12549 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1919-06-12
UASM12553 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1920-07-01
UASM12557 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1934-04-26
UASM12561 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1919-06-12
UASM12564 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1916-06-14
UASM12570 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1919-05-25
UASM12571 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByBowman, K.
Date Collected1917-06-30
UASM12537 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Burdett
Date Collected1924-05-31
UASM12527 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByFuller, E.
Date Collected1996-05-16
UASM12529 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1918-06-10
UASM12533 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1918-06-12
UASM12543 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Collected ByFuller, E.
Date Collected1996-05-16
UASM12528 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1917-06-16
UASM12530 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1917-06-18
UASM12546 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1917-06-15
UASM12550 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Red Deer
Collected ByWhitehouse, F. C.
Date Collected1916-07-01
UASM7036 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Tofield
Collected BySchmidt, B. C.
Date Collected1999-08-04
UASM19894 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Moose Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G. G.
Date Collected1996-06-16
UASM35899 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Dunvegan
Collected ByPike, E. M.
Date Collected1980-06-19
UASM43144 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1998-06-09
UASM43145 - Spilosoma virginica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta
Collected ByLawrie, D.
Date Collected1998-06-07