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Erebidae
930260 – 8179.3   Apantesis behrii (Stretch, 1872)

DNA - © Glenn Fine
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • behrii Stretch 1872 (Arctia)
  • shastanensis French 1881 (Arctia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis behrii (Stretch, 1872) is elevated from synonymy of 8179 G. nevadensis, in Ferguson & Schmidt (2007), Zootaxa, 1405: 39-49. This species 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.
    • Ferguson, D.C. & B.C. Schmidt, 2007. Taxonomic review of the Grammia nevadensis species group (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) with descriptions of` two new species. Zootaxa, 1405: 39-49.
    • 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
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    Apantesis behrii
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    Apantesis behrii
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