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Erebidae
930278 – 8169   Apantesis phalerata (Harris, 1841)
             Harnessed Tiger Moth

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • phalerata Harris 1841 (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8169
  • incarnata Stretch 1906 (Arctia)
  • incompleta Butler 1881 (Arctia)
  • naidella Strand 1919 (Apantesis)
  • pulcherrima Stretch 1906 (Arctia)
  • rhoda Butler 1881 (Arctia)
  • rhodana Strand 1919 (Apantesis)
  • vittatula Strand 1919 (Apantesis)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Amy Lavy
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Bob Patterson
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Scott Nelson
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Jim Kennedy
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Martha Reinhardt
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Alan Chin-Lee
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Alan Chin-Lee
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Mark Dreiling
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Carol Wolf
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Ken Childs
    Apantesis phalerata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Apantesis phalerata
    33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Apantesis phalerata
    © Ken Childs LG

    Apantesis phalerata
    © Ken Childs LG

    Apantesis phalerata
    © Ken Childs LG

    Apantesis phalerata
    © Ken Childs LG


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