Apantesis carlotta
| Carlotta's tiger moth | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Subtribe: | Arctiina |
| Genus: | Apantesis |
| Species: | A. carlotta |
| Binomial name | |
| Apantesis carlotta Ferguson, 1985[1][2] | |
Apantesis carlotta (Carlotta's tiger moth) is a moth of the family Erebidae. 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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