St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
Platarctia parthenos (Harris, 1850)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: Forewing brown with large yellowish spots and bars that represent usual lines. Hindwing yellow with two black lines from base that merge into median spots; black pm. line a series of partially merged spots.
Wing Span: 5-6.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Alder, birches, lettuce, willows, and other plants.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Labrador to mountains of western North Carolina, west across Canada, south to Michigan.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 130 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 11, 2021
Submitted by: Hira Walker
Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 22, 2023
Observation date: Sep 03, 2022
Submitted by: NikkiM
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 28, 2023
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: RobertWeeden
Region: Alaska, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 09, 2023
Observation date: Jul 18, 2022
Submitted by: N_Santill
Region: Chelan County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 18, 2022
Observation date: May 09, 2022
Submitted by: princessofdarkness
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 25, 2022
Observation date: Jul 19, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 29, 2022
Observation date: Jul 19, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 25, 2022
Observation date: Jul 14, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 17, 2022
Observation date: Jul 16, 2022
Submitted by: MontanaMoths
Region: Gallatin County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 17, 2022
Observation date: Jul 12, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2022
Observation date: Jun 20, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 10, 2011
Submitted by: Akpahsj
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 28, 2022
Observation date: Nov 15, 2017
Submitted by: Blondegoddess
Region: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 08, 2021
Observation date: Apr 04, 2016
Submitted by: lunazx6r
Region: Lea County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 20, 2021
Submitted by: Chuckoslovakia14
Region: Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 14, 2021
Observation date: Jul 03, 2021
Submitted by: crjenkins
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 04, 2021
Observation date: Jun 21, 2021
Submitted by: mark beere
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 22, 2021
Observation date: Jun 19, 2021
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jun 19, 2021
Observation date: Jun 04, 2021
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 14, 2021
Observation date: Jul 11, 2020
Submitted by: JShelby
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 23, 2021
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: cel1gas
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 23, 2021
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: Bea Kohlhaas
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 20, 2021
Observation date: Jul 24, 2020
Submitted by: PATRICK TARRANT
Region: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 23, 2020
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 26, 2020
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