Leptarctia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Leptarctia Stretch, 1872 |
| Species: | L. californiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptarctia californiae (Walker, 1855) | |
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Leptarctia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Stretch in 1872. Its only species, Leptarctia californiae, was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in western North America, from New Mexico and Colorado to California and north to British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of open forests, meadows and clearings in the mountains.
The length of the forewings is 12–17 mm.[3]
Forms
There are two described forms:
- Leptarctia californiae f. decia Boisduval, 1869
- Leptarctia californiae f. dimidiata Stretch, 1872
Former species
- Leptarctia albiceps Rothschild, 1933
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Leptarctia Stretch, 1872". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (May 4, 2019). "Species Leptarctia californiae - Hodges#8126". BugGuide. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "Leptarctia californiae (Walker, 1855)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.