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Erebidae
930253 – 8188   Apantesis figurata (Drury, 1773)
             Figured Tiger Moth

- © Ken Childs
Description/
Field Marks:
The northernmost populations have a higher proportion of individuals with a fully lined forewing and more hindwing maculation. ~ CS
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • figurata (Drury, 1773) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8188
  • celia (Saunders, 1863) (Arctia)
  • ceramica (Hübner, 1820) (Euplagia)
  • excelsa (Neumoegen, 1883) (Arctia)
  • lugubris (Hulst, 1886) (Arctia)
  • preciosa Nixon, 1911 (Apantesis)
  • snowi (Grote, 1875) (Arctia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis figurata (Drury, 1773), formerly in the genus Grammia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853, includes as a synonym Grammia celia [8187], Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156(3): 507-597.
    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.
    • Schmidt, B.C., 2009. Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156(3): 507-597.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Apantesis figurata
    - LG - © Jerry Armstrong
    Apantesis figurata
    © Tom Murray
    Apantesis figurata
    © Sheran Donnell
    Apantesis figurata
    © Bob Patterson
    Apantesis figurata
    © Ken Childs
    Apantesis figurata
    © Ken Childs
    Apantesis figurata
    © Martha Reinhardt
    Apantesis figurata
    - LG - © Tim Reichard
    Apantesis figurata
    33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Apantesis figurata
    33mm – © Jim Vargo

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