Apantesis bolanderi
Species of moth
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Apantesis bolanderi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Stretch in 1872. It is only known from Mount Shasta in California.
| Apantesis bolanderi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Apantesis |
| Species: | A. bolanderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Apantesis bolanderi (Stretch, 1872) | |
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The wingspan is about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). Adults are probably on wing in spring or early summer.[1]
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.[2][3]