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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Arachnis |
| Species: | A. picta
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| Binomial name | |
| Arachnis picta Packard, 1864
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Arachnis picta, the painted tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864. It is found in the Southwestern United States and the bordering parts of Mexico.[1]
The wingspan is about 50 mm. The moth flies during the summer.
The larvae feed on herbaceous plants, such as Lupinus,[2] radish and Acanthus species.
- ^ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Painted Tiger Moth Arachnis picta Packard, 1864". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ Holland, William (1905). The Moth Book. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. p. 124.