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carlotta-nais-phalerata-vittata (Apantesis carlotta-nais-phalerata-vittata)
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Dave Webb
tiger moth -
Apantesis carlotta-nais-phalerata-vittata
Michaelsville, Harford County, Maryland, USA
June 8, 2018
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Contributed by
Dave Webb
on 14 June, 2018 - 5:46am
Last updated 15 June, 2018 - 5:06pm
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Jason D. Roberts
, 15 June, 2018 - 5:06pm
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great feedback
Thanks, Jason. The info link on the carlotta-nais-phalerata-vittata page is very helpful. I've added an additional photo of this moth to show its collar spots. Does this help narrow the ID any further, perhaps to A. phalerata?
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Dave Webb
, 16 June, 2018 - 7:19am
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Apantesis
I would say that additional photo does indeed help. Being that your specimen is a male, the two spots on the patagium would fit well with typical
phalerata
and
vittata
. Males of
carlotta
and
nais
typically do not have the patagium spots (though they
can
), plus
nais
shouldn't be in your area (coastal plain). The wing shape of yours also fits well with typical
phalerata
and
vittata
, and given that
vittata
is primarily a southeastern species, I would feel fairly comfortable IDing your specimen as species
phalerata
based on the sum of characteristics, with the usual caveat that genitalic dissection is the only sure fire way to be
certain
of ID.
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Jason D. Roberts
, 16 June, 2018 - 9:08am
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