Apantesis is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. They are found in North and Central America.[1][2][3][4][5][excessive citations]

Apantesis
Apantesis phalerata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Arctiina
Genus: Apantesis
Walker, 1855

As a result of phylogenetic research published in 2016, the genera Grammia, Holarctia, and Notarctia have been merged with Apantesis, and their species are now members of the genus Apantesis.[6][7]

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[3]

 
Apantesis arge, larva

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Apantesis Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Apantesis Walker, 1855". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group". Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  4. ^ "Apantesis". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. ^ "Apantesis genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  6. ^ Rönkä, Katja; Mappes, Johanna; Kaila, Lauri; Wahlberg, Niklas (2016). "Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 41 (4): 844–853. doi:10.1111/syen.12194. hdl:10138/176841.
  7. ^ Schmidt, B. Christian; Lafontaine, J. Donald; Troubridge, James T. (2018). "Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV". ZooKeys (252): 241–252. doi:10.3897/zookeys.252.28500. PMC 6189224. PMID 30337831.