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Harnessed Tiger Moth - Apantesis phalerata - male

Harnessed Tiger Moth - Apantesis phalerata - Male
Ailsa Craig, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
August 8, 2005
Came to garage light. The only other Apantesis species in Canada is nais, which, according to Gerald Fauske's pictorial key lacks black spots on the collar, and has a white costal margin that touches the front edge of the wing. More info and links to images in Guide.