Spilosoma dubia
Species of moth
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Spilosoma dubia, the dubious tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found from south-eastern Canada west to Alberta and in the eastern United States. The habitat consists of aspen parkland and southern boreal forests.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Spilosoma |
| Species: | S. dubia |
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| Spilosoma dubia | |
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The wingspan is 32–38 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Prunus serotina.[4]