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title: "Agreeable Tiger Moth"
description: "Spilosoma congrua — Insetti e ragni. The agreeable tiger moth (Spilosoma congrua) is a medium-sized moth belonging to the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae, commonly known as the tiger moths."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/agreeable-tiger-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Agreeable Tiger Moth

> Spilosoma congrua — Insetti e ragni. The agreeable tiger moth (Spilosoma congrua) is a medium-sized moth belonging to the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae, commonly known as the tiger moths.

- Scientific name: *Spilosoma congrua*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 14189
- Wikidata: [Q4693782](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4693782)
- iNaturalist taxon: [61240](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61240)

## Names

- en: Agreeable Tiger Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (8146), CA (553)

## Summary

The agreeable tiger moth (Spilosoma congrua) is a medium-sized moth belonging to the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae, commonly known as the tiger moths. It was first described by the British entomologist Francis Walker in 1855 and is one of the most common white tiger moths found in North America. The species is easily recognised by its bright white wings, pronounced black eyes, white abdomen with rows of black spots, and a distinctive orange or yellow "bib" on the thorax just behind the head. These features separate it from its close relatives, the Virginia tiger moth (Spilosoma virginica) and the dubious tiger…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreeable_tiger_moth

## Photo

![Agreeable Tiger Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/agreeable-tiger-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: laneneely · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117938794

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/agreeable-tiger-moth?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).