Reversed Haploa Moth

Its scientific name is Haploa reversa, a North American tiger moth in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. It is a moth rather than a butterfly, although both belong to the order Lepidoptera.

Its range extends across parts of the central and eastern United States, with Canadian records concentrated in southwestern Ontario. Canadian habitat records include oak woodland, oak savanna, and dune landscapes. [Government of Canada assessment](https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/reversed-haploa-moth-2019.html)

In Canada, the species is associated with oak savanna and oak woodland where larval food plants and open, sunlit structure occur together. Invasive vegetation growth and habitat fragmentation can reduce those resources and make movement between populations more difficult.

Adults typically combine brown bands with white forewing patches and mostly white hindwings. The contrast is more useful for identification than the common name alone, because several Haploa species share banded black, brown, and white patterns.