Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 698322

Ornate Tiger Moth
Apantesis ornata

Observation date: February 03, 2012
Submitted by: Josiah Gilbert
Specimen type: Photograph
Collection location: Josiah Gilbert (personal collection)
Observation notes: Found crawling on the ground 15-60 feet from the nearest lupine bush.Put in a jar and given lupine leaves from some sort of wild native perennial lupine bush. It eats the lupine.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: September 07, 2013
Coordinator notes: The identification is based on the adult which was reared from this caterpillar.