Apantesis allectans explained

Apantesis allectans is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Douglas C. Ferguson in 1985. It is found in the Mexican states of Durango and Sonora^[1] and the Chiricahua Mountains of southern Arizona in the United States.^[2] The habitat consists of open montane pine forests.

The length of the forewings is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing from early May to late June.^[3]

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

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. , 1985: Contributions toward reclassification of the world genera of the tribe Arctiini, Part 1 – Introduction and a revision of the Neoarctia-Grammia group (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae; Arctiinae). Entomography. An Annual Review for Biosystematics 3: 181-275, Sacramento, California.
2. Web site: 930256.00 – 8186.1 – Apantesis allectans – (Ferguson, 1985) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . March 17, 2018.
3. Schmidt, B.C. 2009: "Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 156: 507-597.