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Apantesis sp. - Apantesis phalerata - female
Copyright © 2005 Matthew Roth

Apantesis sp. - Apantesis phalerata - Female
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 25, 2005
Size: 35mm
A specimen from my collection. Attracted to a blacklight sheet. I am thinking possibly species A. nais or A. carlotta, but I'm not sure about the red coloring on the hindwing. Can anyone comfirm? Thanks!
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Contributed by Matthew Roth on 31 December, 2005 - 7:45pm
Last updated 18 February, 2019 - 7:00pm

Moved
Moved from Apantesis.
… Jason D. Roberts, 4 August, 2009 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

Apantesis phalerata
Harnessed Tiger Moth - Hodges#8169; black spot visible on each side of collar.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 7 March, 2008 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

...
How about this one?
… Sean McCann, 5 January, 2006 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

Probably nais, but hard to se
Probably nais, but hard to seperate from phalerata or vittata
… Dennis Profant, 1 January, 2006 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Are you certain enough to move it to A. nais or should I let it at the genus level?
… Matthew Roth, 1 January, 2006 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

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