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Apantesis sp. #4 - Apantesis carlotta
Copyright © 2017 Nigel Grindley

Apantesis sp. #4 - Apantesis carlotta
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
June 1, 2017
I think this is an A. carlotta #8171.1. Note the black band along the costa and the several small black patches on the HW. Although BG lists only Iowa and Tennessee for sightings, there is a voucher record of A. carlotta from Block Island collected in the mid '90s. At UV light, Breed Property (south of Sachem Pond)
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Contributed by Nigel Grindley on 4 June, 2017 - 9:02pm
Last updated 22 March, 2020 - 5:40pm

Moved
Moved from Apantesis. Moved from Apantesis. Move based on MPG and BG images such as . I note that a voucher specimen of A. carlotta was collected on Block Island in the mid 90s by Scott Comings and Mark Mello. Please correct ID if wrong.
… Nigel Grindley, 8 October, 2017 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

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