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  Sighting 975451

Garden Tiger Moth or Great Tiger Moth
Arctia caja

Observation date: July 17, 2009
Submitted by: Julie Hansen
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: June 03, 2014
Coordinator notes: I found Arctia caja waroi in the literature and I think you are correct with the subspecies. However, this site and the Lepidopterist's Society do not list that subspecies in their databases.
Checklist region(s): United States, Oregon, Yamhill County

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