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930258 – 8179   Apantesis nevadensis (Grote & Robinson, 1866)
             Nevada Tiger Moth

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Synonymy:
  • nevadensis Grote & Robinson 1866 (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8179
  • ssp. a. nevadensis Grote & Robinson 1866 (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8179
  • ssp. b. superba Stretch 1873 (Arctia)
  • ssp. c. geneura Strecker 1880 (Arctia)
  • ssp. d. gibsoni McDunnough 1937 (Apantesis)
  • ssp. e. vivida Schmidt 2009 (Grammia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis nevadensis (Grote & Robinson, 1866) includes as subspecies G. n. superba [8180b], G. n. geneura [8180] and G. n. gibsoni [8182], Zootaxa. 1405: 39-49. This species was formerly in the genus Grammia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853.
    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.
    • Ferguson, D.C. & B.C. Schmidt, 2007. Taxonomic review of the Grammia nevadensis species group (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) with descriptions of` two new species. Zootaxa, 1405: 39-49.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.54m; p. 268. Book Review and ordering
    • Ronka, K., J. Mappes, L. Kaila, N. Wahlberg, 2016. Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology, 41(4): 844-853.
    • Schmidt, B.C., 2009. Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156(3): 507-597.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Apantesis nevadensis
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    Apantesis nevadensis
    30mm – © Jim Vargo
    Apantesis nevadensis
    30mm – © Jim Vargo

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