Apantesis edwardsii

Apantesis edwardsii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Stretch in 1872. It is known only from the San Francisco area in California and Klamath County in Oregon.

Apantesis edwardsii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Apantesis
Species:	A. edwardsii
Binomial name
Apantesis edwardsii (Stretch, 1872)
Synonyms
Grammia edwardsii (Stretch, 1872) Arctia edwardsii Stretch, 1872

The length of the forewings is 13.4 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June. A few September records possibly indicate a second generation.^[1]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Grammia, but was moved to Apantesis along with the other species of the genera Grammia, Holarctia, and Notarctia.^[2][3]