Chrysocale principalis

Princely tiger moth
	In Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Chrysocale
Species:	C. principalis
Binomial name
	Chrysocale principalis; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Eupyra principalis Walker, [1865];

Chrysocale principalis, the princely tiger moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Tamaulipas) and Guatemala.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Mating
In Mexico
In Guatemala
In Honduras

Description

Males have antennae that are more broadly pectinated compared to that of females, though in both sexes the color is a black-blue. There are three white dots on the thorax, two white dots at each wing's base, and two smaller white marks on the moth's disc. Each leg has a white spot as well.^[4]

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Chrysocale principalis (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
↑ BOLD Systems
↑ Quinn, Mike. "Princely Tiger Moth - Chrysocale principalis (Walker, 1864)". texasento.net. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
↑ Walker, Francis (1864). List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Smithsonian Libraries. London: British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. p. 97.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[1] Savela, Markku. "Chrysocale principalis (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[2] BOLD Systems

[3] Quinn, Mike. "Princely Tiger Moth - Chrysocale principalis (Walker, 1864)". texasento.net. Retrieved 2018-02-13.

[4] Walker, Francis (1864). List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Smithsonian Libraries. London: British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology. p. 97.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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