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Erebidae 930250 – 8172   Apantesis quenseli (Paykull, 1793)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: quenseli Paykull 1793 (Bombyx) - MONA 1983: 8172 ssp. a. quenseli Paykull 1793 (Bombyx) - MONA 1983: 8172 alpivolans Warnecke 1949 (Orodemnias) dolomitica Loritz 1952 (Apantesis) gelida Schöyen 1880 (Arctia) integra Dannehl 1928 (Arctia) norvegica Strand 1919 (Apantesis) strigosa Fabricius 1793 (Bombyx) ssp. b. gelida Möschler 1849 (Euprepia) daisetsuzana Matsumura 1927 (Orodemnias) liturata Ménétriés 1859 (Chelonia) Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis quenseli (Paykull, 1793) 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. 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 Pacific Northwest Moths

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