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Erebidae 930240 – 8199   Apantesis arge (Drury, 1773)              Arge Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: arge Drury 1773 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8199 dione Fabricius 1775 (Bombyx) incarnatorubra Goeze 1781 (Noctua) nervosa Neumoegen & Dyar 1893 (Euprepia) strigosa Stretch 1906 (Arctia) Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis arge (Drury, 1773) 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) 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 Mass Moths Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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