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Subtribe Arctiina

Virgin Tiger Moth - Apantesis virgo Tiger moth - Apantesis carlotta-nais-phalerata-vittata Orange Holomelina Moth - Hodges #8121 - Virbia aurantiaca Harnessed Tiger Moth - Hodges #8169 (Apantesis phalerata) - Apantesis phalerata - female Grammia Mysteries Continue - Apantesis incorrupta - male Arizona Moth - Apantesis incorrupta Harnessed Tiger Moth - Apantesis phalerata Tiger Moth with orange underwing? - Apantesis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe Arctiini (Tiger Moths)
Subtribe Arctiina
Numbers
75 species in 15 genera in our area(1)
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .