Erebidae
930260 –
8179.3 Apantesis behrii
(Stretch, 1872)
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| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
behrii (Stretch, 1872) (Arctia) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: “Downieville [Sierra County], California.”shastanensis (French, 1881) (Arctia); TL: Upper Soda Springs, Siskiyou County, near Mt. Shasta, CA.
Note: new synonymy (Ferguson & Schmidt 2007). |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Apantesis behrii (Stretch, 1872) is elevated from synonymy of G. nevadensis in Ferguson & Schmidt (2007). This species was formerly in the genus Grammia (Ronka et al. 2016). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not 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. (abstract and access (fee))
- 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.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
- Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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