A Silver-spotted Tiger Moth, Lophocampa argentata.

Resting underneath the back porch light.

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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

What a beauty! Those markings! Posted 6 years ago
1. gary fast
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, yes, another pleasant surprise “out the back door”! Posted 6 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

WOW! What a gorgeous moth <3 Posted 6 years ago
1. gary fast
  
  Lion
  
  Quite impressive for sure. Another lucky find. I like the fact that the species name, argentata, means silver which is also in the common name. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Nice, I hadn't noticed that. Posted 6 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

From today's Facebook post:

The Silver-spotted Tiger Moth, Lophocampa argentata, is restricted to areas of the Pacific North West in the United States, in addition to British Columbia, Canada. It’s a temperature sensitive species and can’t tolerate cold winter climates. It thrives in coniferous forests, where the larvae feast mainly upon Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis) and Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). When conditions are right, epidemic population explosions can occur. {Spotted in British Colombia, Canada by JungleDragon user, Gary Fast} #JungleDragon

Posted 6 years ago
1. gary fast
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the Facebook post. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    You're welcome Gary! Posted 6 years ago

The Silver-spotted tiger moth

"Lophocampa argentata", the silver-spotted tiger moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Packard in 1864. It is found from British Columbia to southern California, and east to Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and possibly to northern Mexico.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by gary fast