Apantesis phalerata

Harnessed tiger moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Apantesis
Species:
A. phalerata
Binomial name
Apantesis phalerata
(Harris, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Arctia phalerata Harris, 1841
  • Arctia phalerata var. incompleta Butler, 1881
  • Arctia rhoda Butler, 1881
  • Arctia incarnata Stretch, 1906
  • Arctia pulcherrima Stretch, 1906
  • Apantesis naidella Strand, 1919
  • Apantesis vittatula Strand, 1919
  • Apantesis rhodana Strand, 1919

Apantesis phalerata, commonly known as the harnessed tiger moth, is a species of moth within the Erebidae family, first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841.[1][2]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Apantesis phalerata (Harris, 1841)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Cirrus Digital: "Harnessed Tiger Moth Apantesis phalerata".