Apantesis proxima



Apantesis proxima, the Mexican tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Felix Guérin-Méneville in 1844.

Apantesis proxima was formerly a member of the genus Notarctia, which was combined with Apantesis as a result of phylogenetic and molecular analysis in 2016.

Subspecies

 * Apantesis proxima proxima
 * Apantesis proxima mormonica (Neumoegen, 1885)

Description
This species can be found in North America from south-eastern Oregon and southern Idaho to Nevada, western Utah and California, as well as in Mexico. It can also be found in Europe (Croatia).