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Erebidae 930242 – 8194   Apantesis phyllira (Drury, 1773)              Phyllira Tiger Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Cucurbitaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Orobanchaceae[Scrophulariaceae] Poaceae Rubiaceae Solanaceae.  Host genera: Castanea Castilleja Citrullus Galium Lathyrus Lupinus Nicotiana Trifolium Zea.  Host extended: polyphagous on low-growing plants (Zhang 1994); polyphagous on low plants (Forbes 1960); forbs & gra...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: phyllira (Drury, 1773) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8194 b-ata (Goeze, 1781) (Phalaena) conspicua (Stretch, 1906) (Arctia) dodgei (Butler, 1881) (Arctia) favoritella Strand, 1919 (Apantesis) oithona (Strecker, 1878) (Arctia) - MONA 1983: [8195] rectilinea (French, 1879) (Arctia) Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis phyllira (Drury, 1773) 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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) 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. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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