Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 963669

Ranchman's Tiger Moth
Platyprepia virginalis

Observation date: May 18, 2014
Submitted by: Haley Callahan
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: You can't really see it in the picture, but both ends of the caterpillar are like that orange color.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: January 28, 2022
Coordinator notes: Taxonomy now places this sp. in Arctia
Checklist region(s): United States, Utah