Biology:Apantesis carlotta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Carlotta's tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Apantesis |
| Species: | A. carlotta
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| Binomial name | |
| Apantesis carlotta | |
Apantesis carlotta, or Carlotta's tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Douglas C. Ferguson in 1985. It is found in the US from Maine to Georgia, west to North Dakota and Texas .[3]
The wingspan is about 30 mm (1.2 in).[citation needed]
The larvae have been reared on Lactuca species.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Apantesis carlotta Ferguson, 1985". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/apantesis/#carlotta. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "930281.00 – 8171.1 – Apantesis carlotta – Carlotta's Tiger Moth – Ferguson, 1985". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8171.1. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Species Apantesis carlotta - Carlotta's Tiger Moth - Hodges#8171.1". November 10, 2014. http://bugguide.net/node/view/34313.
Wikidata ☰ Q4779104 entry
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