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Erebidae 930241 – 8198   Apantesis doris (Boisduval, 1869)              Doris Tiger Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: doris (Boisduval, 1869) (Chelonia) - MONA 1983: 8198 ssp. a. doris (Boisduval, 1869) (Chelonia) - MONA 1983: 8198  michabo (Grote, 1875) (Arctia) (synonym of ssp. doris)  nerea (Boisduval, 1869) (Chelonia) (synonym of ssp. doris) ssp. b. minea (Slosson, 1892) (Arctia) Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis doris (Boisduval, 1869) 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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) 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 Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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