Inhabits dry rocky tundra. Nothing else is known about its biology.
Yukon: Known only from Herschel Island, but probably more wide- spread in northern and eastern mountains.
North America: Alaska, Yukon and only one other known location in Canada, the Tlogotsho Range in southwest NWT.
Global: Northern Scandinavia across northern Russia to Alaska, Yukon and NWT.
This large tiger moth is boldly patterned with yellow and black. There are no similar species in Yukon.
There are many rarely-seen, poorly-understood species of Tiger Moths in Yukon. To assist in documenting their dis- tribution and life-history, Tiger Moth adults or caterpillars, and/or photographs can be provided to, Syd Cannings at Environment Canada (Syd.Cannings@ec.gc.ca) or Crispin Guppy at Ecofor Consulting Ltd. (cris@ecofor.ca) (both are in Whitehorse), together with location/date and GPS coordinates (if possible), notes/photos regarding habitat, and the plant species caterpillars were found on. Adult moths can be killed through freezing. Live moths or cater- pillars can be stored in a plastic container in a cooler on ice (at 0-10oC) for a week or more. Under these conditions live moths (if female) will frequently lay eggs, which can then be reared to provide additional adults. Collecting/ killing samples of rare moths will not adversely affect their populations – only a tiny proportion of the total population will be affected, as long as the habitat continues to exist. Photographs of all the known Yukon Tiger Moths are at www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/noctuoidea/provinces/yt_e.php. Click on “Family Arctiidae.”
Color | black, yellow |
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Insect | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) |
Animal | Insect |