Apantesis nais
| Apantesis nais | |
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| Apantesis nais. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Genus: | Apantesis |
| Species: | A. nais |
| Binomial name | |
| Apantesis nais (Drury, 1773)[1][2] | |
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Apantesis nais, the Nais Tiger Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773.
Description
The wingspan is 30–42 mm. Forewing are mostly black with cream-colored costal border and lines extending from base in males. Hind wings are variable in colour but usually they are reddish or yellow and show a row of large black spots in median area. Females have a quite reduced set of pale lines on the fore-wings and the hind-wing have broad black bands in the sub-terminal area.[3][4]
Adults are on wing from April to October. The larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous and woody plants, including grasses, violets, plantain and clover. [3][4]
Distribution and habitay
This species can bes found from Quebec and Maine south to Florida and west to Texas and South Dakota. Also spotted in Ohio.[3] It prefers woodlands and forested habitats. [4]