Apantesis placentia

Apantesis placentia, the placentia tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is found in the south-eastern United States, from New Jersey to Florida. The habitat consists of dry, sandy open wooded areas, primarily pine barrens.

Apantesis placentia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Apantesis
Species:	A. placentia
Binomial name
Apantesis placentia (J. E. Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
Grammia placentia (J. E. Smith, 1797) Phalaena placentia J. E. Smith, 1797 Arctia flammea Neumögen, 1881

The length of the forewings is 19.6 mm. Adults are on wing from March to October in at least two generations per year.^[1]

The larvae feed on Plantago species.^[2]

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.^[3][4]