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Antepione thisoaria

911437.00 — 6987 — Antepione thisoaria (Guenée, [1858]) — Variable Antepione
♂
♀

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
unclear/unknown

Polyphagous (woody plants)

Remarks

Spring generation brown; summer generation sexually dimorphic in color.

Sex Differences

In summer generation, males yellow basally and brown distally on both wing pairs and females mostly yellow.

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Species Page at BugGuide

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Antepione thisoaria

    Abundance data late May to early October