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Dogbane Tiger Moth or Delicate Cycnia
Delicate Cycnia or Dogbane Tiger Moth
Photos
Top © Kim Hosen; Suburban backyard, Woodbridge, VA; May 2010
Lower left © Judy Gallagher; Merrimac Fam Wildlife Management Area, Nokesville, VA; June 2010

Delicate Cycnia or Dogbane Tiger-moth
Cycnia tenera
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)

Wingspan: 19-23 mm

Habitat: Meadows, roadsides, sometimes flies during the day

Flight period: May - October

Caterpillar host plants: Milkweed (Asclepias) and Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)