Apantesis virguncula
Species of moth
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Apantesis virguncula, the little virgin tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae.
| Little virgin tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Apantesis |
| Species: | A. virguncula |
| Binomial name | |
| Apantesis virguncula (W. Kirby, 1837) | |
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The length of the forewings is 13.9–20.5 mm. Adults are generally on wing from mid June to late July, although there are records from late May to late August.[1]
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, particularly species of the family Asteraceae.[2] Records include dandelion, knotweed and plantain.[3]
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.[4][5]