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Erebidae
930239 – 8174   Apantesis obliterata (Stretch, 1885)

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Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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Synonymy: Arctia obliterata Stretch, 1885
Arctia turbans Christoph, 1892
Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis obliterata (Stretch, 1885), formerly in the genus Holarctia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853, includes as a synonym 8174 Apantesis turbans, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 93 (4): 828.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Ferguson, D.C., 1991. The identity of Arctia obliterata Stretch (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 93 (4): 828-833.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.48m; p. 267. 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
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Apantesis obliterata
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Apantesis obliterata
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Apantesis obliterata
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