Euchaetes antica

Euchaetes antica
Scientific classification
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.

References

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

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