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Sprague's Pygarctia

Pygarctia spraguei

Plate XVI — Sprague's Pygarctia is Fig. 18

The home of this insect is Kansas, Colorado, and adjoining States.

← Orange-bodied Pygarctia Least Hypocrisias →

2026 Editor's Note: Sprague's Pygarctia larvae feed onEuphorbia species. This host plant specificity distinguishes the species' ecological role among North American tiger moths and provides a practical field identification marker. (Ed: CH 2026-08-11)

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