Common NameVirginia TigerSeasonalityPeak 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 NameSpilosoma virginicaCommon 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
"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 19 May. 2022.