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Hodges #8170 - Banded Tiger Moth - Apantesis vittata - female

Hodges #8170 - Banded Tiger Moth - Apantesis vittata - Female
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
March 29, 2017
Size: Length ≈22mm
Found resting near black light illuminated sheet. DNA barcoding of this individual (BOLD-0FX8OYCM2) revealed 100% match with A.vittata but A.nais, A. phalerata and A.carlotta could not be ruled out as matches.

What follows is an edited version of my original comment and based on Christian Schmidt’s “Synopsis of Apantesis” that was published in Research Gate (2009) and made available to me as pdf by Ken Childs. According to the information provided therein I can rule out A. nais as ID of my moth because it has not been reported from Florida and A. carlotta because its hindwings are yellowish rather than red. The red color of the hindwings with broad black edging of my moth suggest A. vittata instead. Noting the distinct black spots on my moth’s collar I had considered A. phalerata as another possible ID but I have learned now that many A. vittata also have them and, according to Schmidt, the hindwings of A. phalerata generally have separate black spots on a “pinkish” background.

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Hodges #8170 - Banded Tiger Moth - Apantesis vittata - female Hodges #8170 - Banded Tiger Moth - Apantesis vittata - female