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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Tiger and Lichen Moths (Arctiinae) » Tiger Moths (Arctiini) » Arctiina » Apantesis » Parthenice Tiger Moth - Hodges#8196 (Apantesis parthenice)

Species Apantesis parthenice - Parthenice Tiger Moth - Hodges#8196

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Parthenice Tiger Moth - Apantesis parthenice - male Is this Grammia parthenice ? Tiger Moth, north Georgia. More knowledgeable opinions would be appreciated. - Apantesis parthenice - male Some kind of tiger moth I think - Apantesis parthenice Tiger Moth - Apantesis parthenice Grammia spp. - Apantesis parthenice Grammia parthenice - Apantesis parthenice - male Parthenice Tiger Moth - Apantesis parthenice Grammia parthenice #8196 - Apantesis parthenice - male
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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
Genus Apantesis
Species parthenice (Parthenice Tiger Moth - Hodges#8196)
Hodges Number
8196
Size
Wingspan 3.5-5.5 cm
Identification
See photos, print references.
Range
Includes eastern North America
Habitat
Open areas?
Season
May-October (two flights)
Food
Adults feed on flower nectar; also reported to feed on honey and water if offered.
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on dandelion, ironweed, thistles (mostly Asteraceae).
Larva; adult
Print References
Covell, p. 71, plate 14 #16, 17 (1)
Internet References
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Canadian Biodiversity
Pacific Northwest Moths
Moth Photographers Group
North Dakota State University
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Cotinis on 17 August, 2004 - 8:15am
Additional contributions by anitagould, marcie oconnor, lee_penner
Last updated 13 February, 2022 - 4:40pm

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