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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Euchaetes |
| Species: | E. antica
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| Euchaetes antica (Walker, 1856)
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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
edit- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Euchaetes Harris, 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
- ^ Bug Guide
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum