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Oithona Moth

Apantesis oithona

Plate XVI — Oithona Moth is Fig. 30
Plate XVI — Oithona Moth is Fig. 30

This insect is undoubtedly genetically the same as A. rectilinea French. The difference is merely in the width of the pale lines on the fore wings, which, being narrower in rectilinea, give these wings a darker appearance.

Form rectilinea French, Plate XV, Fig. 1, female. (The Straight-lined Tiger-moth.)

This insect in its varietal forms ranges from the Atlantic States across the Mississippi Valley.