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{{Taxobox
{{Taxobox
| image =
| image = Arctiidae - Apantesis nais.JPG
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| image_caption = ''Apatensis nais''. Mounted specimen
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Arthropoda]]
| phylum = [[Arthropoda]]
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| species = '''''A. nais'''''
| species = '''''A. nais'''''
| binomial = ''Apantesis nais''
| binomial = ''Apantesis nais''
| binomial_authority = (Drury, 1773)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/apantesis/index.html#vittata ''Apantesis''], funet.fi</ref><ref>[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8171 mothphotographersgroup]</ref>
| binomial_authority = (Drury, 1773)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/apantesis/index.html#vittata ''Apantesis''], funet.fi</ref><ref>[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8171 North American Moth Photographers Group]</ref>
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
*''Spilosoma nais'' <small>Drury, 1773</small>
*''Spilosoma nais'' <small>Drury, 1773</small>
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*''Arctia ochreata'' <small>Butler, 1881</small>
*''Arctia ochreata'' <small>Butler, 1881</small>
*''Apantesis phaleratula'' <small>Strand, 1919</small>
*''Apantesis phaleratula'' <small>Strand, 1919</small>
*''Arctia nais''
}}
}}
'''''Apantesis nais''''', the '''Nais Tiger Moth''', is a [[moth]] of the [[Arctiidae]] family. It was described by Drury in 1773. It is found from [[Quebec]] and [[Maine]] south to [[Florida]] and west to [[Texas]] and [[South Dakota]].<ref>[http://bugguide.net/node/view/312500 Bug Guide]</ref>
'''''Apantesis nais''''', the '''Nais Tiger Moth''', is a [[moth]] of the [[Arctiidae]] family. It was described by Drury in 1773.


==Description==
The [[wingspan]] is 30–40&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.
The [[wingspan]] is 30–42&nbsp;mm. Forewing are mostly black with cream-colored costal border and lines extending from base in males. Hind wings are variable in colour but usually they are reddish or yellow and show a row of large black spots in median area. Females have a quite reduced set of pale lines on the fore-wings and the hind-wing have broad black bands in the sub-terminal area.<ref name=fa>[http://bugguide.net/node/view/312500 Bug Guide]</ref><ref name=fb> [http://www.dpr.ncparks.gov/moths/view.php?MONA_number=8171.00&county=Dare Moths of North Carolina]</ref>


The larvae feed on various plant, including grasses, violets, plantain and clover.
Adults are on wing from April to October. The larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous and woody plants, including grasses, violets, plantain and clover. <ref name=fa/><ref name=fb/>

==Distribution and habitay==
This species can bes found from [[Quebec]] and [[Maine]] south to [[Florida]] and west to [[Texas]] and [[South Dakota]].<ref name=fa/> It prefers woodlands and forested habitats. <ref name=fb/>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Apantesis-nais Butterlies and moths of North America]
* [http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=51065&imageID=106295&word=Butterflies&s=3&notword=&d=&c=183&f=2&k=0&lWord=&lField=&sScope=Collection%20Guide&sLevel=&sLabel=Classic%20Illustrated%20Zoologies%20and%20Related...&sort=&total=455&num=400&imgs=20&pNum=&pos=412 NYPL Digital Gallery]



[[Category:Moths described in 1773]]
[[Category:Moths described in 1773]]

Revision as of 12:17, 25 August 2014

Apantesis nais
Apatensis nais. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Arctiidae
Tribe:
Arctiini
Genus:
Apantesis
Species:
A. nais
Binomial name
Apantesis nais
(Drury, 1773)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma nais Drury, 1773
  • Bombyx cuneata Goeze, 1781
  • Arctia decorata Saunders, 1863
  • Arctia ochreata Butler, 1881
  • Apantesis phaleratula Strand, 1919
  • Arctia nais

Apantesis nais, the Nais Tiger Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Drury in 1773.

Description

The wingspan is 30–42 mm. Forewing are mostly black with cream-colored costal border and lines extending from base in males. Hind wings are variable in colour but usually they are reddish or yellow and show a row of large black spots in median area. Females have a quite reduced set of pale lines on the fore-wings and the hind-wing have broad black bands in the sub-terminal area.[3][4]

Adults are on wing from April to October. The larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous and woody plants, including grasses, violets, plantain and clover. [3][4]

Distribution and habitay

This species can bes found from Quebec and Maine south to Florida and west to Texas and South Dakota.[3] It prefers woodlands and forested habitats. [4]

References

  1. ^ Apantesis, funet.fi
  2. ^ North American Moth Photographers Group
  3. ^ a b c Bug Guide
  4. ^ a b c Moths of North Carolina


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