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Erebidae 930269 – 8185   Apantesis blakei (Grote, 1865)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: blakei (Grote, 1865) (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8185 blacei Hampson, 1901 (Apantesis) emend.; TL: (no type). Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis blakei (Grote, 1865) was formerly in the genus Grammia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853.

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) 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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