Euchaetes antica

Euchaetes antica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Euchaetes
Species:	E. antica
Binomial name
Euchaetes antica (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
Halysidota antica Walker, 1856 Ctenucha salatis Boisduval, 1870 Ctenucha pollinia Boisduval, 1870 Euchaetes zonalis Grote, 1882 Euchaetes parazona Dyar, 1912 Euchaetes sinaloensis Dyar, 1921

Euchaetes antica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from Arizona and New Mexico in the US,[1] south to Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala.[2]

The length of the forewing is 13–15 mm for males and 16–20 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Asclepias subverticillata.[3]

References

1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
2. Savela, Markku. "Euchaetes Harris, 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
3. Bug Guide

• Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum