Euchaetes antica
Euchaetes antica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Arctiidae |
Genus: | Euchaetes |
Species: | E. antica |
Binomial name | |
Euchaetes antica (Walker, 1856) | |
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Euchaetes antica is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1856. It is found from Arizona and New Mexico,[1] south to Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala.[2]
The length of the forewing is 13–15 mm for males and 16–20 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Asclepias subverticillata.[3]