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.

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"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 20 Dec. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 82 specimens of this Species.

82 results plotted on map in 43 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM172013 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1990-05-13/1990-05-19

UASM172014 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1990-05-13/1990-05-19

UASM172015 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1990-05-13/1990-05-19

UASM172016 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1990-05-13/1990-05-19

UASM172017 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1990-05-13/1990-05-19

UASM172018 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1990-05-20/1990-05-26

UASM172019 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1990-05-20/1990-05-26

UASM172020 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Troubridge, L. Date Collected1990-05-20/1990-05-26

UASM172021 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1991-04-14/1991-04-20

UASM172022 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1991-06-11/1991-06-17

UASM172023 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley Collected ByTroubridge, J. Date Collected1991-06-11/1991-06-17

UASM172024 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ministik Lake Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected1999-05-28

UASM172025 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ministik Lake Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected1999-06-04

UASM172026 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ministik Lake Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected1999-06-04

UASM172027 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Ministik Lake Collected BySchmidt, B. C. Date Collected1999-06-04

JD6473 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Fort Steele Collected ByDombroskie, J. J.; Brunet, B. Date Collected2009-06-16

BIRD36820 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Arrowwood Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2013-06-12

BIRD36824 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2013-06-01

BIRD37538 - Spilosoma virginica

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2014-06-27

Adult Seasonal Distribution

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