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Erebidae 930258 – 8179   Apantesis nevadensis (Grote & Robinson, 1866)              Nevada Tiger Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: nevadensis (Grote & Robinson, 1866) (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8179 ssp. a nevadensis (Grote & Robinson, 1866) (Arctia); TL: Nevada ssp. b superba (Stretch, 1873) (Arctia); TL: Vancouver Island, BC. Note: revised status (Ferguson & Schmidt 2007). ssp. c geneura (Strecker, 1880) (Arctia); TL: Gilpin Co., CO. Note: revised status (Ferguson & Schmidt 2007). ssp. d gibsoni McDunnough, 1937 (Apantesis) - MONA 1983: [8182]; TL: Calgary, AB Note: revised status (Ferguson & Schmidt 2007). ssp. e vivida (Schmidt, 2009) (Grammia); TL: Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve, AB. Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis nevadensis (Grote & Robinson, 1866) was formerly in the genus Grammia, (Ronka et al. 2016).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Ferguson, D.C. & B.C. Schmidt, 2007. Taxonomic review of the Grammia nevadensis species group (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) with descriptions of` two new species. Zootaxa, 1405: 39-49. (abstract and access (fee)) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.54m; p. 268. Book Review and ordering Ronka, K., J. Mappes, L. Kaila, N. Wahlberg, 2016. Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology, 41(4): 844-853. Schmidt, B.C., 2009. Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 156(3): 507-597. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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