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Grammia yukona Schmidt 2009

Apantesis yukona

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Apantesis yukona is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schmidt in 2009. It is found in Yukon. The habitat consists of dry, rocky or eroding south-facing slopes.

The length of the forewings is 15.3 mm. The pattern and colour of the forewings is similar to Apantesis nevadensis superba. The hindwings are yellowish-buff to pale orange. Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to early August.

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.[1][2]

Etymology

The species name refers to Yukon.[3]

References

  1. ^ Rönkä, Katja; Mappes, Johanna; Kaila, Lauri; Wahlberg, Niklas (2016). "Putting Parasemia in its phylogenetic place: a molecular analysis of the subtribe Arctiina (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 41 (4): 844–853. doi:10.1111/syen.12194.
  2. ^ Schmidt, B. Christian; Lafontaine, J. Donald; Troubridge, James T. (2018). "Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV". ZooKeys (252): 241–252. doi:10.3897/zookeys.252.28500. PMC 6189224. PMID 30337831.
  3. ^ Schmidt, B.C. 2009: Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 156: 507-597. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00496.x
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Apantesis yukona: Brief Summary

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Apantesis yukona is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schmidt in 2009. It is found in Yukon. The habitat consists of dry, rocky or eroding south-facing slopes.

The length of the forewings is 15.3 mm. The pattern and colour of the forewings is similar to Apantesis nevadensis superba. The hindwings are yellowish-buff to pale orange. Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to early August.

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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