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930255 – 8180   Apantesis incorrupta (Edwards, 1881)

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Synonymy: Arctia incorrupta Edwards, 1881
Arctia geneura of authors not Strecker, 1880
Arctia ochracea Neumögen, 1883
Arctia sulphurica Neumögen, 1885
Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis incorrupta (Edwards, 1881), includes as a synonym 8180 Apentesis geneura of authors; (not Strecker, 1880), Zootaxa. 1405: 39-49. This species was formerly in the genus Grammia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853. (Apentesis geneura (Strecker, 1880) is a subspecies of 8179 Grammia nevadensis, Zootaxa. 1405: 39-49.)
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. 46.55m; 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.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Apantesis incorrupta
© Robert Pearson
Apantesis incorrupta
© Charles Melton
Apantesis incorrupta
© Charles Melton
Apantesis incorrupta
© Arlene Ripley
Apantesis incorrupta
© Ann Hendrickson
Apantesis incorrupta
LG - © Ann Hendrickson
Apantesis incorrupta
38mm – © Jim Vargo
Apantesis incorrupta
- 40mm – © Jim Vargo
Apantesis incorrupta
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