Apantesis anna

Anna tiger moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Apantesis
Species:	A. anna
Binomial name
	Apantesis anna; (Grote, 1863)
Synonyms
	Apanntesis anna (Grote, 1863) ; Arctia anna Grote, 1863 ; Arctia persephone Grote, 1864 ;

Apantesis anna, the Anna tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1863. It is found from Maine to the mountains of North Carolina, west to Nebraska and Arkansas.

The wingspan is 40–53 mm (1.6–2.1 in). The forewings are black with thick and thin yellowish to cream-colored lines. Forewing pattern includes two to three pale lines extending inward from the costa. The hindwings are bright yellow with a broad black border and a black spot near the costa. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on a wide variety of low-growing plants, including clover and plantain.^[2]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Grammia, but was moved to Apantesis along with the other species of the genera Grammia, Holarctia, and Notarctia.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "930245.00 – 8176 – Apantesis anna – Anna Tiger Moth – (Grote, 1864)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
^ "Anna Tiger Moth Grammia anna (Grote, 1864)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ 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.
^ 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.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] "930245.00 – 8176 – Apantesis anna – Anna Tiger Moth – (Grote, 1864)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.

[2] "Anna Tiger Moth Grammia anna (Grote, 1864)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[Rönkä2016-3] 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.

[Schmidt2018-4] 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.

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