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Erebidae 930242 – 8194   Apantesis phyllira (Drury, 1773)              Phyllira Tiger Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: phyllira (Drury, 1773) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8194 b-ata (Goeze, 1781) (Bombyx) conspicua (Stretch, 1906) (Arctia) dodgei (Butler, 1881) (Arctia) favoritella Strand, 1919 (Apantesis) oithona (Strecker, 1878) (Arctia) rectilinea (French, 1879) (Arctia) Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis phyllira (Drury, 1773) 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) 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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