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:
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Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: Apantesis arge (Drury, 1773) was formerly in the genus Grammia, Systematic Entomology: 41(4): 844-853.
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Region: Texas, Lubbock County, United States
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Region: Comal County, Texas, United States
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Region: Sheridan County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States
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Region: Franklin County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Briscoe County, Texas, United States
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Region: Texas, Terrell County, United States
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