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Erebidae 930242.00 – 8194   Apantesis phyllira (Drury, 1773)              Phyllira Tiger Moth

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Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Phalaena phyllira Drury, 1773 • Bombyx b-ata Goeze, 1781 • Arctia conspicua Stretch, 1906 • Arctia dodgei Butler, 1881 • Apantesis favoritella Strand, 1919 • Arctia oithona Strecker, 1878 • Arctia rectilinea French, 1879 Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis phyllira (Drury, 1773) was formerly in the genus Grammia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. 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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