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Hypercompe permaculata

Hypercompe permaculata, the many-spotted tiger moth, is a tiger moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1872. It is native to the western United States and parts of northern Mexico.

Last revised
Jun 8, 2026
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Length
105 w
Citations
2
Source
Many-spotted tiger moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hypercompe
Species:
H. permaculata
Binomial name
Hypercompe permaculata
Packard, 1872

Hypercompe permaculata, the many-spotted tiger moth, is a tiger moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1872.1 It is native to the western United States and parts of northern Mexico.2

References

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Hypercompe permaculata (Packard, 1872)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  2. Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Hypercompe permaculata (Packard, 1872)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved August 18, 2019.