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Erebidae 930276 – 8181   Apantesis proxima (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)              Mexican Tiger Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: proxima (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) (Chelonia) - MONA 1983: 8181 autholea (Boisduval, 1869) (Chelonia) docta (Walker, 1855) (Euprepia) mexicana (Grote & Robinson, 1866) (Arctia) Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis proxima (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) was formerly in the genus Notarctia, 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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.58m, 46.59f; 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

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