Virginian Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Summit County, Ohio

Virginian Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica (Fabricius, 1798)

Virginian Tiger Moth in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Family
Erebidae
Near Summit County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 4 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (9)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (52)
  • Recorded, season not shown (23)
  • Season shown (4)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Virginian Tiger Moth by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County21 · Season shown
Athens County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County60 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County82 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County152 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County92 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County27 · Season shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County40 · Season shown
Lucas County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County55 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County61 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County67 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County78 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Summit County

Late June to early October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5

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Recording in Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 in all

Records per week from 78 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 67 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Virginian Tiger Moth in Summit County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Virginian Tiger MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000711
Jan 11–1700665
Jan 18–2400601
Jan 25–3100526
Feb 1–700608
Feb 8–1400619
Feb 15–2100629
Feb 22–2800748
Mar 1–700728
Mar 8–1400852
Mar 15–21001,055
Mar 22–28001,007
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,005
Apr 5–11001,654
Apr 12–18002,454
Apr 19–25002,699
Apr 26 – May 2003,970
May 3–9003,569
May 10–16004,053
May 17–23003,509
May 24–30114,045
May 31 – Jun 6002,874
Jun 7–13003,158
Jun 14–20223,796
Jun 21–27433,501
Jun 28 – Jul 4113,968
Jul 5–11323,632
Jul 12–18224,051
Jul 19–25423,855
Jul 26 – Aug 1642,908
Aug 2–8323,828
Aug 9–15113,583
Aug 16–22963,535
Aug 23–29212,939
Aug 30 – Sep 5432,840
Sep 6–12642,758
Sep 13–19842,761
Sep 20–26852,646
Sep 27 – Oct 3752,089
Oct 4–10332,317
Oct 11–17311,944
Oct 18–24001,314
Oct 25–31111,272
Nov 1–700786
Nov 8–1400761
Nov 15–2100654
Nov 22–2800703
Nov 29 – Dec 500503
Dec 6–1200447
Dec 13–1900496
Dec 20–2600522
Dec 27 – Jan 200728

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult mid-June to late August, middle week Jul 19–25.

From 21 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Usually reported as a caterpillar early July to mid-October, middle week Sep 13–19.

From 57 records that are marked as caterpillars. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a caterpillar, not when caterpillars are about.

In Ohio

Late May to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,057 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 856 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Virginian Tiger Moth in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Virginian Tiger MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7118,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–281113,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–187439,925
Apr 19–2512541,623
Apr 26 – May 28456,391
May 3–911452,952
May 10–1616653,785
May 17–2318657,698
May 24–30311054,651
May 31 – Jun 633953,099
Jun 7–1335853,700
Jun 14–2017756,625
Jun 21–27421055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 425658,477
Jul 5–1146961,336
Jul 12–18601064,722
Jul 19–2563969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 171859,416
Aug 2–8581059,712
Aug 9–15681055,994
Aug 16–22108954,328
Aug 23–291791051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 51811057,167
Sep 6–122161059,075
Sep 13–192081054,543
Sep 20–261531045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31451043,180
Oct 4–10831037,841
Oct 11–1766930,824
Oct 18–2443721,156
Oct 25–3127719,021
Nov 1–712614,172
Nov 8–146512,621
Nov 15–21427,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult mid-April to late June, middle week late May. A later season is not shown: most records are from one year.

Reported as a caterpillar

No caterpillar season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Salt Marsh Moth Estigmene acreaOften confused in Ohio: 176 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Agreeable Tiger Moth Spilosoma congruaOften confused in Ohio: 89 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Fall Webworm Moth Hyphantria cuneaOften confused in Ohio: 89 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Isabella Tiger Moth Pyrrharctia isabellaOften confused in Ohio: 39 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Ruby Tiger Moth Phragmatobia fuliginosaOften confused in Ohio: 27 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually late May to mid-October, middle week late August · 2,057 records
  • Reported as femaleUsually mid-May to early September, middle week early August · 128 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed59%49%
Forest19%31%
Farmland16%11%
Wetland4%5%
Open water1%3%
Barren0.6%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.3%0.9%

From 1,194 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Summit County result

78 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.