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  Sighting 1359071

Banded Tiger Moth
Apantesis vittata

Observation date: June 12, 2023
Submitted by: joyceannleppard...
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: found dead on purple coneflower leaf
Status: Unknown
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: June 12, 2023
Coordinator notes: I agree this is A. vittata; I don't know if its resident or not but I doubt it; there aren't any other sightings in Michigan in either BAMONA or MPG (although there are some in bordering states and at least one at about the same latitude).
Checklist region(s): United States, Michigan, Barry County

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