Apantesis proxima

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Apantesis proxima, the Mexican tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Felix Guérin-Méneville in 1844.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Mexican tiger moth
Apantesis proxima, Channel Islands, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Apantesis
Species:
A. proxima
Binomial name
Apantesis proxima
Synonyms
  • Notarctia proxima Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Chelonia proxima Guérin-Méneville, [1844]
  • Grammia proxima
  • Euprepia docta Walker, 1855
  • Arctia mexicana Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Chelonia autholea Boisduval, 1869
  • Apantesis mormonica Neumoegen, 1885
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Mounted specimen

Apantesis proxima was formerly a member of the genus Notarctia, which was combined with Apantesis as a result of phylogenetic and molecular analysis in 2016.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

  • Apantesis proxima proxima
  • Apantesis proxima mormonica (Neumoegen, 1885)

Description

This species can be found in North America from south-eastern Oregon and southern Idaho to Nevada, western Utah and California,[3] as well as in Mexico. It can also be found in Europe (Croatia).[4]

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