Spilosoma pteridis

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Common NameBrown Tiger SeasonalityJune. IdentificationThe Brown Tiger looks more like a Phragmatobia than a Spilosoma in size and markings; however, there is no red colouration characteristic of Phragmatobia species.

Scientific Name Spilosoma pteridis Common Name Brown Tiger Habitat Found in moist meadows of the boreal forest. Seasonality June. Identification The Brown Tiger looks more like a Phragmatobia than a Spilosoma in size and markings; however, there is no red colouration characteristic of Phragmatobia species. Life History The extreme rarity of this species may indicate that it is a habitat specialist, possibly associated with peatlands and fens. Conservation Rare. Diet Info Several specimens in the Northern Forestry Centre collection were collected from and reared on fireweed. Range

This species has a fairly limited distribution, occurring from southwestern Manitoba west to southern B.C., south to northern California. There is only one record for Manitoba, and there are currently no known…

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13 results plotted on map in 3 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM12589 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1930-06-11

UASM12591 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1946-06-14

UASM12592 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1946-05-26

UASM12598 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1948-06-05

UASM12600 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1947-05-24

UASM12610 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1918-06-03

UASM12614 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1944-06-06

UASM12618 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByBowman, K. Date Collected1946-05-18

UASM12605 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Edmonton Collected ByMackie, Donald Date Collected1916-06-17

UASM171950 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Salmon Arm Collected ByBorkent, A. Date Collected1994-05-18/1994-05-27

UASM171951 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Salmon Arm Collected ByBorkent, A. Date Collected1994-05-18/1994-05-27

UASM171952 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Salmon Arm Collected ByBorkent, A. Date Collected1994-05-18/1994-05-27

UASM171953 - Spilosoma pteridis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Victoria Collected ByCram, W. T. Date Collected1950-05-26

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