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Erebidae 930271 – 8177   Apantesis ornata (Packard, 1864)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ornata (Packard, 1864) (Callarctia) - MONA 1983: 8177 achaia (Grote & Robinson, 1868) (Arctia) barda (Edwards, 1881) (Arctia) californica Cassino, 1917 (Apantesis) dahurica (Grote & Robinson, 1868) (Arctia) maculosa (Stretch, 1906) (Arctia) ochracea (Stretch, 1872) (Arctia) ochracearivulosa (Stretch, 1906) (Arctia) perpicta (Dyar, 1893) (Arctia) rivulosa (Stretch, 1906) (Arctia) simplicior (Butler, 1881) (Arctia) sulphuricella Strand, 1919 (Apantesis) Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis ornata (Packard, 1864) 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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.50n, 46.51m; p. 267. 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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