Erebidae
930253 –
8188 Apantesis figurata
(Drury, 1773)
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Description/ Field Marks: |
The northernmost populations have a higher proportion of individuals with a fully lined forewing and more hindwing maculation. ~ CS |
Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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Synonymy: |
• Phalaena figurata Drury, 1773 • Arctia celia Saunders, 1863 • Euplagia ceramica Hübner, 1820 • Arctia excelsa Neumögen, 1883 • Arctia lugubris Hulst, 1886 • Apantesis preciosa Nixon, 1911 • Arctia snowi Grote, 1875 |
Taxonomic Notes: |
Apantesis figurata (Drury, 1773), formerly in the genus Grammia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853, includes as a synonym Grammia celia [8187], Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156(3): 507-597. |
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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.
- Schmidt, B.C., 2009. Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156(3): 507-597.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
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