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Erebidae 930257 – 8186.2   Apantesis ursina (Schmidt, 2009)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ursina (Schmidt, 2009) (Grammia) Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis ursina (Schmidt, 2009), n. sp., Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156(3): 507-597, 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. 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

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