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Erebidae 930264 – 8186   Apantesis williamsii (Dodge, 1871)              Williams' Tiger Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: williamsii (Dodge, 1871) (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8186 ssp. a. williamsii (Dodge, 1871) (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8186  determinata (Neumoegen, 1881) (Arctia)  villiamsi Hampson, 1901 (Apantesis) emend. ssp. b. tooele Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 (Apantesis)  confluentis Strand, 1919 (Apantesis)  ophir Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 (Apantesis) Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis williamsii (Dodge, 1871) 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) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.53m; p. 268. 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

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