Moth Photographers Group – Apantesis blakei

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Erebidae

930269 – 8185 Apantesis blakei (Grote, 1865)

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Asteraceae Poaceae Cyperaceae Fabaceae Lichens[none_specified] Bryophy.. Host genera: Antennaria Bouteloua Carex Hesperostipa[=Stipa] Koeleria Krascheninnikovia[=Eurotia] Medicago Pascop... Host extended: broadly polyphagous (Byers 1988). (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	blakei (Grote, 1865) (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8185 blacei Hampson, 1901 (Apantesis) emend.; TL: (no type).
Taxonomic Notes:	Apantesis blakei (Grote, 1865) was formerly in the genus Grammia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853.

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.
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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