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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ardices canescens, the dark-spotted tiger moth or light ermine moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae that is found across most of Australia. It originally was included in the genus Spilosoma, but later the generic status of Ardices was proven.[1]
Ardices canescens | |
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Female imago | |
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Larva | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Ardices |
Species: | A. canescens |
Binomial name | |
Ardices canescens Butler, 1875 | |
Synonyms | |
Spilosoma canescens (Butler, 1875) |
The larvae are polyphagous,[2] and are known to feed on Bidens pilosa, Helianthus annuus, Taraxacum officinale, Ipomoea batatas, Alcea rosea, Rosa odorata, Plantago,[3] Ricinus communis and Tradescantia albiflora.[2] The polyembryonic parasitoid wasp Copidosoma floridanum sometimes uses this species of caterpillar as a host.[4]
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