Arge Tiger Moth
Apantesis arge (Drury, 1773)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: abdomen light pink or white with dorsal row of black spots; thorax white with three black stripes [one dorsal and two dorsolateral]; forewing mostly white with small black wedges representing lines; fringe white
Wing Span: 3.8-5.0 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April to September (July to September in Quebec).
Caterpillar Hosts: larvae feed on leaves of corn, dock, lambs-quarters or goosefoot (Chenopodium spp.), grape, plantain, prickly-pear cactus (Opuntia spp.), smartweed, sunflower
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to New Mexico, north to North Dakota and Ontario
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: Apantesis arge (Drury, 1773) was formerly in the genus Grammia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 145 - 168 of 265 verified sightings
Observation date: Jan 01, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (O'Connor, George)
Region: Clay County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Sep 28, 1969
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Francka, J.E.)
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Sep 18, 1974
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Lewis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jungmeyer, Robert)
Region: Moniteau County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Jul 01, 1887
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rowley, R.R.)
Region: Pike County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Jun 18, 1964
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: St. Louis City County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Aug 12, 1965
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Benton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Oct 01, 1965
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stanford, J.E.)
Region: Cooper County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Alley, Tim)
Region: Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Jun 28, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Newton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Morgan, Tom)
Region: Platte County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Jul 01, 1914
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Somes, M.P.)
Region: Wright County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Aug 05, 1989
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Zhu, Y.)
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Sep 03, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Douglas County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Sep 10, 1963
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Jefferson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 14, 2009
Observation date: Jun 19, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Jul 07, 2009
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Cynthia Tenney)
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
Observation date: Jul 26, 2008
Submitted by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Region: Clay County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Sep 29, 2008
Observation date: Jul 11, 2008
Submitted by: ozcomomoths (Rhonda Herndon)
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2008
Observation date: Jul 24, 1981
Submitted by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Region: Clay County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh (Tom Middagh)
Verified date: Jul 10, 2008
Observation date: Apr 28, 2004
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Apr 18, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Sep 04, 2004
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Sep 27, 2006
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
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