''Apantesis nevadensis'', the Nevada 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
Augustus Radcliffe Grote and
Coleman Townsend Robinson
Coleman Townsend Robinson (12 January 1838 – 1 May 1872) was an American entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.
He wrote Grote, A.R., & Robinson, C.T. 1867–1868. Descriptions of American Lepidoptera – Nos 1–3.
''Transactions of th ...
in 1866. It is found in the
Pacific Northwest of North America, as well as the inter mountain region and the
Rocky Mountain states. In
Canada, it is found in
Alberta and southern
Saskatchewan and
Manitoba. The habitat consists of deserts, juniper woodlands and open sagebrush range-lands, as well as open forests.
''Pacific Northwest Moths''
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The length of the forewings is . The forewings are black with off-white bands. The hindwings are variable in color, ranging from red to paler. Adults are on wing in late summer and fall. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including '' Lupinus'' species and ''Viola beckwithii
''Viola beckwithii'', known commonly as the Great Basin violet, Beckwith's violet, and sagebrush pansy, is a species of violet native to the western United States. It is an early-flowering plant of sagebrush (''Artemisia tridentata'') habitats i ...
''.
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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Subspecies
*''Apantesis nevadensis nevadensis'' (Rocky Mountains to the Pacific)
*''Apantesis nevadensis geneura'' (Stretch, 1878)
*''Apantesis nevadensis gibsoni'' (McDunnough, 1937)
*''Apantesis nevadensis superba'' (Stretch, 1873) (British Columbia and the Washington Cascades)
*''Apantesis nevadensis vivida'' B. C. Schmidt, 2009 (Alberta and the Peace River)
Notes
References
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Arctiina
Moths described in 1866