Bug FAQImmaculate Tiger Moth
Apantesis incorrupta · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
The Immaculate Tiger Moth has forewings about 1.9 cm long and pink-to-yellowish hindwings. It lives in grasslands and open woodlands from southern Colorado and southeastern Kansas through the Southwest into Mexico and southeastern California. Larvae eat many herbaceous flowering plants, such as Fallugia paradoxa, and adults appear from late April to early October in two generations per year.
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How to recognize it
The hindwings are pink to yellowish pink.
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Size
Forewing length is about 18.6 mm.
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Where it lives
It inhabits grasslands and open woodlands.
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Life cycle
There are two generations each year, with adults on the wing from late April to early October.
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When you see it
Adults are active from late April through early October, in two yearly generations.
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Where it comes from
It is found from southern Colorado and southeastern Kansas south through Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas into Mexico and west to southeastern California.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Oklahoma, Kansas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
When can I see adult Immaculate Tiger Moths?
Adults appear from late April to early October, with two generations per year.
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What plants do the caterpillars eat?
The larvae feed on many herbaceous flowering plants, such as Fallugia paradoxa.
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Where is this moth found?
It lives from southern Colorado and southeastern Kansas through the Southwest into Mexico and southeastern California.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Erebidae)
Spongy MothLymantria disparDamages trees, gardens or crops
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cuneaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Brown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoeaCan irritate skin
Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skin
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apantesis_incorrupta
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.