Apantesis phalerata

Apantesis phalerata
Harnessed Tiger Moth [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Genus:	Apantesis
Species:	A. phalerata
Binomial name
Apantesis phalerata (Harris, 1841)[2]
Synonyms
Arctia phalerata Harris, 1841 Arctia phalerata var. incompleta Butler, 1881 Arctia rhoda Butler, 1881 Arctia incarnata Stretch, 1906 Arctia pulcherrima Stretch, 1906 Apantesis naidella Strand, 1919 Apantesis vittatula Strand, 1919 Apantesis rhodana Strand, 1919

Commonly called the harnessed tiger moth, Apantesis phalerata is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family.^[3] It is found from Ontario, Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas, north to South Dakota.

The wingspan is 30–42 mm. The moths fly from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Trifolium, Spartina, Taraxacum, and Plantago species, as well as other low-growing plants.

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