Euchaetes antica Walker, 1856 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Euchaetes antica Walker, 1856

Euchaetes antica Walker, 1856

Euchaetes antica is an Erebidae moth found from the southwestern US to Central America whose larvae feed on Asclepias subverticillata.

Family
Genus
Euchaetes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Euchaetes antica Walker, 1856

Euchaetes antica is a moth species in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. This species is distributed from Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, southward through Mexico to Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala. For adult individuals, forewing length ranges 13–15 mm in males and 16–20 mm in females. The larvae of Euchaetes antica feed on Asclepias subverticillata.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Euchaetes

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