''Apantesis phyllira'', the phyllira tiger moth, is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It was described by
Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in North America from
Quebec and
New England south to
Florida and west to
Texas,
Colorado and
Alberta. The habitat consists of dry, open woodland and grassland. The species is listed as endangered in
Connecticut.
The forewings are about 17 mm long. The forewings are dark brown to black dorsally with creamy-buff to pinkish-buff bands. The hindwings are pink to orange pink. Adults are on wing from March to October in two or possibly three generations in the southern United States. There are two generations up to New York and southern Ontario with adults on wing from May to June and again from August to September. In the
prairie provinces and central Ontario, there seems to be only one generation, with adults on wing in mid-July.
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including corn, lupine and tobacco.
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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''.[
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References
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Arctiina
Moths described in 1773
Taxa named by Dru Drury
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