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Southern Cyan Tiger Moth

Macrocneme chrysitis (Guérin-Méneville 1844)

Tiger Moth Family Arctiidae

nectaring on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.)

Sierra Picachos Mountains
Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
September 7, 2006 (M Quinn) 

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Texas County Records for Macrocneme chrysitis

 

Range: US Records from the lower Rio Grande Valley, plus Bexar and Uvalde Counties.

Similar Species: There are two species of Macrocneme, but only M. chrysitis reaches the U.S.

Photos: Macrocneme chrysitis - Ed Knudson

Biography: Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville - Wikipedia

References: 

Knudson, E. & C. Bordelon. 2004. Illustrated Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, TX. Vol. 2B : Macro-Moths. Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston. xiv + 59 pp. 20 plates.

26 Aug 2007  © Mike Quinn / mike.quinn@tpwd.state.tx.us / Texas Entomology / Texas Lep Information