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Ranchman's Tiger Moth
Platyprepia virginalis (Boisduval, 1852)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
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Pollinator Week was June 20-26, 2022!
Butterflies and moths are accidental pollinators of many flowering plants. While most species do not have special structures to carry pollen, they do brush against pollen and transfer it to other flowers.
Did you know? The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) flies close to the ground and uses its short proboscis to probe flowers of wild strawberry, white sweet clover, and other low-lying plants.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 129 verified sightings

Observation date: Jun 09, 2022
Submitted by: Chris Carvalho
Region: Klickitat County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 13, 2022

Observation date: May 30, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 03, 2022

Observation date: Apr 02, 2011
Submitted by: DelladeChelley
Region: Marin County, California, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 19, 2022

Observation date: Apr 03, 2018
Submitted by: tashford
Region: Mendocino County, California, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 25, 2022

Observation date: May 18, 2014
Submitted by: Haley Callahan
Region: Utah, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 28, 2022

Observation date: Jun 20, 2021
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021

Observation date: Jun 13, 2021
Submitted by: Derbygirl
Region: Jackson County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 16, 2021

Observation date: Jun 01, 2021
Submitted by: mja
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 05, 2021

Observation date: May 14, 2017
Submitted by: RexMundi
Region: Marion County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021

Observation date: Apr 15, 2016
Submitted by: M Kongslie
Region: Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021

Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: BevK
Region: Jackson County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021

Observation date: Jun 13, 2016
Submitted by: Kim McMahan
Region: Lane County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 17, 2021

Observation date: Jun 19, 2016
Submitted by: Linda Fink
Region: Yamhill County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 17, 2021

Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: Ike in OR
Region: Clackamas County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 24, 2021

Observation date: Jun 29, 2020
Submitted by: Birder2
Region: Sherman County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 24, 2021

Observation date: Jun 18, 2019
Submitted by: Will Anderson
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020

Observation date: Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by: SDCameron
Region: Cowlitz County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 11, 2020

Observation date: Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 11, 2020

Observation date: May 09, 2020
Submitted by: dsperanza
Region: Cascade County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 10, 2020

Observation date: Apr 20, 2020
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Lewis County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 02, 2020

Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 07, 2019

Observation date: Jun 24, 2019
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019

Observation date: May 12, 2019
Submitted by: PirateSpots
Region: Benton County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 23, 2019

Observation date: Apr 28, 2019
Submitted by: Ceres123
Region: Island County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 02, 2019
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