Apantesis elongata
Species of moth
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Apantesis elongata is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Stretch in 1885. It is found in western North America from south-western British Columbia and west-central Alberta, south to Montana and Washington state. It has also been recorded from north-eastern Oregon. The habitat consists of dry, montane, and subalpine meadows.
| Apantesis elongata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Apantesis |
| Species: | A. elongata |
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| Apantesis elongata (Stretch, 1885) | |
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The length of the forewings is 14.9 mm. Adults are on wing from mid May to late August.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Claytonia lanceolata.[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]