List of moths of Canada (Arctiinae) facts for kids

Did you know that Canada is home to many amazing insects, including a special group of moths called Arctiinae? These moths are often known as "tiger moths" because some of them have bright, bold patterns, just like a tiger! This article is a list of these cool moths that you can find living across Canada. It also helps you learn more about each type of moth and is part of a bigger list of all the moths in Canada.

When you see a moth's name in this list, you'll also see some short letters next to it. These letters tell you which Canadian provinces or territories the moth has been found in. It's like a secret code for their homes!

Meet the Moths: Tribe Arctiina

This section introduces you to the first big group of tiger moths, called the Arctiina tribe. These moths are super interesting, and many of them have unique ways to protect themselves, like being brightly colored to warn predators!

• Acerbia alpina (Quensel, 1802) -YT, NT
• Arctia brachyptera Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2000 -YT
• Apantesis nais (Drury, 1773) -ON, QC, NS
• Apantesis phalerata (Harris, 1841) -ON, QC
• Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758) -BC, AB, SK, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF
• Arctia opulenta (Edwards, 1881) -BC, MB, YT, NT
• Estigmene acrea (Drury, 1773) -BC, AB, SK, MB, NT, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NF
• Grammia anna (Grote, 1864) -ON
• Grammia arge (Drury, 1773) -ON, QC
• Grammia blakei (Grote, 1865) -AB, SK, MB, YT
• Grammia celia (Saunders, 1863) -BC, AB, SK, MB, YT, NT, ON, QC, NS
• Grammia complicata (Walker, 1865) -BC
• Grammia doris (Boisduval, 1869) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Grammia elongata (Stretch, 1885) -BC, AB
• Grammia figurata (Drury, 1773) -ON, QC
• Grammia gibsoni (McDunnough, 1937) -AB, SK, MB
• Grammia nevadensis (Grote & Robinson, 1866) -BC
• Grammia obliterata (Stretch, 1885) -AB, SK, MB, NT
• Grammia ornata (Packard, 1864) -BC
• Grammia parthenice (Kirby, 1837) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF
• Grammia philipiana Ferguson, 1985 -YT
• Grammia phyllira (Drury, 1773) -AB, SK, ON, QC
• Grammia quenseli (Paykull, 1793) -BC, MB, YT, NT, QC, NF
• Grammia superba (Stretch, 1873) -BC, AB, YT
• Grammia virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NF
• Grammia virguncula (Kirby, 1837) -AB, SK, MB, YT, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF
• Grammia williamsii (Dodge, 1871) -BC, AB, SK, MB, NT, ON, QC, NB
• Holoarctia sordida (McDunnough, 1921) -BC, AB
• Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, [1831]) -SK, MB, NT, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Holomelina ferruginosa (Walker, 1854) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Holomelina fragilis (Strecker, 1878) -BC
• Holomelina immaculata (Reakirt, 1864) -MB, ON, QC
• Holomelina laeta (Guérin-Méneville, [1832]) -SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Holomelina lamae (Freeman, 1941) -AB, SK, MB, QC, NB, NS, PE
• Holomelina opella (Grote, 1863) -ON, QC
• Hypercompe permaculata (Packard, 1872) -BC, AB, SK
• Hypercompe scribonia (Stoll, 1790) -ON
• Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NF
• Leptarctia californiae (Walker, 1855) -BC
• Neoarctia beanii (Neumoegen, 1891) -BC, AB
• Neoarctia brucei (Edwards, 1888) -BC
• Pararctia lapponica (Thunberg, 1791) -YT, NT, NU, QC
• Pararctia subnebulosa (Dyar, 1899) -YT
• Pararctia yarrowii (Stretch, 1873) -BC, AB, YT, NT
• Parasemia plantaginis (Linnaeus, 1758) -BC, AB, SK, MB, YT, NT, ON, QC
• Phragmatobia assimilans Walker, 1855 -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) -BC, AB, SK, MB, YT, NT, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF
• Phragmatobia lineata Newman & Donahue, 1966 -AB, SK, ON
• Platarctia parthenos (Harris, 1850) -BC, AB, SK, MB, YT, NT, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF
• Platyprepia virginalis (Boisduval, 1852) -BC
• Pyrrharctia isabella (Smith, 1797) -BC, AB, SK, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NF
• Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Spilosoma danbyi (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) -BC, AB, MB
• Spilosoma dubia (Walker, 1855) -AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE
• Spilosoma latipennis Stretch, 1872 -ON, QC, NB
• Spilosoma pteridis Edwards, 1874 -BC, AB, SK
• Spilosoma vagans (Boisduval, 1852) -BC, AB
• Spilosoma virginica (Fabricius, 1798) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NF
• Dodia albertae Dyar, 1901 -AB, SK, MB, YT, NT, QC
• Dodia kononenkoi Tshistjakov & Lafontaine, 1984 -YT
• Dodia verticalis Lafontaine & Troubridge, 2000 -YT
• Haploa clymene (Brown, 1776) -ON, QC, NB
• Haploa confusa (Lyman, 1887) -SK, MB, ON, QC, NB
• Haploa contigua (Walker, 1855) -ON, QC
• Haploa lecontei (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) -AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Haploa reversa (Stretch, 1885) -ON
• Tyria jacobaeae (Linnaeus, 1758) -BC, QC, NB, NS
• Utetheisa bella (Linnaeus, 1758) -ON, QC, NS
• Cisseps fulvicollis (Hübner, [1818]) -BC, AB, SK, MB, NT, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Ctenucha virginica (Charpentier, 1830) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, PE, NF
• Gnophaela vermiculata (Grote, 1864) -BC, AB, SK, MB
• Cycnia oregonensis (Stretch, 1873) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS
• Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1818 -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Euchaetes egle (Drury, 1773) -ON, QC
• Halysidota harrisii Walsh, 1864 -ON
• Halysidota tessellaris (Smith, 1797) -SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE
• Lophocampa argentata (Packard, 1864) -BC
• Lophocampa caryae Harris, 1841 -ON, QC, NS
• Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841 -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF
• Lophocampa roseata (Walker, 1866) -BC
• Pygarctia spraguei (Grote, 1875) -MB

More Moths: Tribe Lithosiini

Here's another group of fascinating moths, the Lithosiini tribe. These moths are also part of the larger tiger moth family. They might look a bit different from the first group, but they are just as important to Canada's amazing insect world!

• Acsala anomala Benjamin, 1935 -YT, NT
• Bruceia pulverina Neumoegen, 1893 -BC
• Cisthene plumbea Stretch, 1885 -ON
• Clemensia albata Packard, 1864 -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Crambidia casta (Packard, 1869) -BC, AB, SK, YT, ON, QC, NS
• Crambidia cephalica (Grotes & Robinson, 1870) -AB
• Crambidia impura Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 -BC, AB, MB, YT
• Crambidia pallida Packard, 1864 -MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Crambidia pura Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 -ON
• Eilema bicolor (Grote, 1864) -BC, AB, SK, MB, YT, NT, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF
• Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, [1831] -MB, ON, QC, NB, NS
• Hypoprepia miniata (Kirby, 1837) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS
• Lycomorpha pholus (Drury, 1773) -AB, SK, ON, QC, NB, NS