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Erebidae
930239 – 8174   Apantesis obliterata (Stretch, 1885)

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Synonymy:
  • obliterata Stretch 1885 (Arctia)
  • turbans Christoph 1892 (Arctia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis obliterata (Stretch, 1885), formerly in the genus Holarctia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853, includes as a synonym 8174 Apantesis turbans, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 93 (4): 828.
    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., 1991. The identity of Arctia obliterata Stretch (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 93 (4): 828-833.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.48m; 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 BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Apantesis obliterata
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    Apantesis obliterata
    © Gary Anweiler
    Apantesis obliterata
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