Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Tiger Moths (Arctiidae) » Tiger Moths (Arctiinae) » Arctiini » Apantesis » Harnessed Tiger Moth - Hodges#8169 (Apantesis phalerata)
Photo#82864
Tiger Moth... Grammia? - Apantesis phalerata
Copyright © 2006 Andrew Meeds

Tiger Moth... Grammia? - Apantesis phalerata
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
September 2, 2006
Size: close to an inch
found this while mowing... i think it is genus grammia... can anyone tell species? Thanks!

Images of this individual: tag all
Tiger Moth... Grammia? - Apantesis phalerata Tiger Moth... Grammia? - Apantesis phalerata
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 12 October, 2006 - 4:19pm
Last updated 8 March, 2008 - 8:32am

Moved
Moved from Apantesis.
… john and jane balaban, 8 March, 2008 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Grammia.
… john and jane balaban, 9 August, 2007 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

These look much more like Apantesis,
maybe A. phalerata. We'll move it to the genus page.
… john and jane balaban, 9 August, 2007 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, Apantesis phalerata
Harnessed Tiger Moth - Hodges#8169; black spot visible on each side of collar.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 7 March, 2008 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact