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Phyllira Tiger Moth - Hodges#8194 (Apantesis phyllira)
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Copyright © 2008
Elizabeth Winthrop
Grammia phyllira -
Apantesis phyllira
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10 miles north of Doniphan, Ripley County, Missouri, USA
May 17, 2008
Size: length ~20 mm
Another tiger at the lights....
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Contributed by
Elizabeth Winthrop
on 17 May, 2008 - 10:34pm
Last updated 18 February, 2019 - 10:34pm
Grammia
This is
Grammia phyllira
. Here are some ways to distinguish the two:
In
G. parthenice
the transverse line (pale bar) at the end of the discal cell is bent toward costa, whereas
phyllira
has a straight transverse line leaning more toward the apex.
Also,
phyllira
has deeper pinkish red hindwings than
parthenice
, whose hindwings are a lighter salmon color. The thin lines (which are veins with light colored scaling) can be present or absent in
phyllira
.
G. parthenice
also has a fairly thick pale fringe (concolorous with transverse lines) on the terminal border of FW, whereas
phyllira
does not.
Lastly,
parthenice
has a strong pale border (concolorous with transverse lines) along the entire FW inner margin (even merging with terminal fringe), whereas in
phyllira
this border tapers off just past half way from the base, before reaching the FW tornus.
Hope that helps. :)
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Jason D. Roberts
, 20 May, 2008 - 9:00pm
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Helps a bunch!!
I had to get out my guide to look at the page of imago wing parts in order to understand it, but it makes sense. These guys are buggers to ID when you don't know what to look for!!
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Elizabeth Winthrop
, 21 May, 2008 - 11:01am
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