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Erebidae 930244 – 8197   Apantesis virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)              Virgin Tiger Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Chenopodiaceae Fabaceae Plantaginaceae Poaceae Rubiaceae Salicaceae.  Host genera: Chenopodium[unresolved] Galium Lactuca Plantago Salix Taraxacum Thermopsis Zea.  Host extended: polyphagous on low plants (Forbes 1960); various herbaceous vegetation, particularly Asteraceae & Fa...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8197 ssp. a. virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena)  citrinaria (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) (Euprepia)  simplex (Stretch, 1906) (Arctia) ssp. b. gigas (Schmidt, 2009) (Grammia) Taxonomic Notes: Apantesis virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) 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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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