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Dodia tarandus

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Dodia tarandus
Holotype (male)

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Dodia
Species:
D. tarandus
Binomial name
Dodia tarandus
Macaulay & Schmidt, 2009[2]

Dodia tarandus is a moth of the family Erebidae.[1][3] It is endemic to Canada[1] and found in boreal black spruce bogs and adjacent open pine uplands[2] in central to northern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Yukon.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 15.5 millimetres (0.61 in) for males and 14.3 mm (0.56 in) for females.[2]

Larval biology and host plants are not known, but host plants are likely to be one or more species of the plant groups common in peatland habitats such as Salix and various Ericaceae.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Dodia tarandus Woodland Tiger Moth". NatureServe. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Schmidt, Christian; Macaulay, Douglas (2009). "A new species of Dodia Dyar (Noctuidae, Arctiinae) from central Canada". ZooKeys. 9: 79–88. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.150.
  3. ^ "Dodia tarandus Macaulay & Schmidt, 2009". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.347. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.