Apantesis carlotta

Apantesis carlotta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Genus: Apantesis
Species: A. carlotta
Binomial name
Apantesis carlotta
Ferguson, 1985[1][2]

Apantesis carlotta (Carlotta's Tiger Moth) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Ferguson in 1985. . It is found from Maine to Georgia, west to North Dakota and Texas.[3]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae have been reared on Lactuca species.

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