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Erebidae
930246 – 8196   Apantesis parthenice (Kirby, 1837)
             Parthenice Tiger Moth

© Aubrey Scott
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • parthenice Kirby 1837 (Callimorpha) - MONA 1983: 8196
  • approximata Stretch 1885 (Arctia)
  • circa Stretch 1906 (Arctia)
  • intermedia Stretch 1873 (Arctia)
  • saundersii Grote 1864 (Arctia)
  • stretchii Grote 1875 (Arctia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis parthenice (Kirby, 1837) 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.49m; p. 267. 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 Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
    Apantesis parthenice
    © Jim Kennedy
    Apantesis parthenice
    © Patrick Coin
    Apantesis parthenice
    © Ken Childs
    Apantesis parthenice
    40mm – © Jim Vargo
    Apantesis parthenice
    50mm – © Jim Vargo
    Apantesis parthenice
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Apantesis parthenice
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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