''Apantesis f-pallida'' is a

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of the family

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. It was described by Strecker in 1878. It is found from south-eastern

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and

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south to eastern

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and eastern

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. It has also been recorded from west-central

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, and probably also occurs in

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. The length of the forewings is 13.9 mm. The forewings are dark brown to black dorsally with pale buff to ivory bands. The hindwings are pinkish red with black markings. Adults are on wing from late April to early May and again from July to August. There two generations per year in at least parts of the range. 2009: Taxonomic revision of the genus ''Grammia'' Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae). ''Zoological journal of the Linnean Society'', 156: 507-597. This species was formerly a member of the genus ''Grammia'', but was moved to ''Apantesis'' along with the other species of the genera ''Grammia'', ''Holarctia'', and ''Notarctia''.

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Arctiina Moths described in 1878 Taxa named by Herman Strecker {{Arctiina-stub