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Parthenice Tiger Moth - Hodges#8196 (Apantesis parthenice)
Photo#855670
Copyright © 2013
Lisa Dolliver
Tiger Moth -
Apantesis parthenice
Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, USA
October 16, 2013
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Contributed by
Lisa Dolliver
on 16 October, 2013 - 9:39am
Last updated 13 November, 2013 - 8:14am
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Maury J. Heiman
, 13 November, 2013 - 8:14am
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Odds
are overwhelming this is G. parthenice. I've never seen G. virgo anywhere near Dallas and the timing is spot on for parthenice. Would need HW to be 100% sure.
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James McDermott
, 16 October, 2013 - 12:39pm
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Or Grammia parthenice
In the northern half of the country, virgo is long gone by October, and parthenice replaces it as the common fall species. I'm not sure how different the flight seasons are in your part of the country, but I certainly wouldn't rule out parthenice. The hindwings have a different pattern on the 2 species, but with only the forewings showing on this specimen, it's going to be a tough call.
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Paul Dennehy
, 16 October, 2013 - 11:54am
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Thank You...I need to spend a little more time on these.
I have a number of "Apentesis/Grammia" specmens from across the se US in my collection and have avoided the task of id. Many are so similar and "on the flip side" some can be so variable.
I'm guessing that parthenice & virgo are sister taxa?
I recently encountered several mating pairs of large Grammia here in NC (October 2013), which is when I often encounter the "bigger ones". I kept a few of them (all ~2" to 3" ws) ...guessing these would be G. parthenice too?
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Bill Reynolds
, 13 November, 2013 - 9:13am
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Tiger Moth
looks like Grammia virgo
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Bill Reynolds
, 16 October, 2013 - 10:15am
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