Pygarctia roseicapitis

Pygarctia roseicapitis, the red-headed pygarctia moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. It is found in Mexico^[2] and in the United States from southern Arizona to Texas.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Superfamily:Noctuoidea

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Pygarctia roseicapitis
Tiger Moth Caterpillar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Pygarctia
Species:	P. roseicapitis
Binomial name
Pygarctia roseicapitis (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
Cycnia elegans var. roseicapitis Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893 Euchaetes roseicapitis

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The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on various Euphorbiaceae species, including Chamaesyce hyssopifolia. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 30 mm.^[3]