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Erebidae 930279 – 8170   Apantesis vittata (Fabricius, 1787)              Banded Tiger Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: vittata (Fabricius, 1787) (Bombyx) - MONA 1983: 8170 ssp. a. vittata (Fabricius, 1787) (Bombyx) - MONA 1983: 8170  colorata (Walker, 1865) (Aloa) (synonym of ssp. vittata)  ochracea Cassino, 1918 (Apantesis) (synonym of ssp. vittata)  radians Walker, 1855 (Apantesis) (synonym of ssp. vittata)  subterminalis Strand, 1919 (Apantesis) (synonym of ssp. vittata) ssp. b. floridana Cassino, 1918 (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 BugGuide.Net

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