Apantesis
| Apantesis | |
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| Apantesis phalerata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Arctiina |
| Genus: | Apantesis Walker, 1855 |
Apantesis is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2]
Species
The genus contains the following species:
- Apantesis bicolor Hampson, 1904
- Apantesis carlotta Ferguson, 1985 – Carlotta's tiger moth
- Apantesis nais (Drury, 1773) – Nais tiger moth
- Apantesis phalerata (Harris, 1841) – harnessed tiger moth
- Apantesis vittata (Fabricius, 1787) – banded tiger moth
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Apantesis.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Apantesis Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Apantesis Walker, 1855". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 14, 2020.