BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Apantesis complicata
Island Tiger Moth
| Scientific Name: | Apantesis complicata (Walker, 1865) | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name Synonyms: |
Grammia complicata
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| English Name: | Island Tiger Moth | ||||||||||
| Classification / Taxonomy | |||||||||||
| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Hodges, R.W. et al., eds. 1983. Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico. E.W. Classey Limited and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, London. 284 pp. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Invertebrate Animal | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | LE-GRACOM | ||||||||||
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| Conservation Status / Legal Designation | |||||||||||
| Global Status: | G2 (Aug 2017) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S1S2 (Mar 2020) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Red | ||||||||||
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| COSEWIC Status: | Threatened (Apr 2013) | ||||||||||
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| Ecology & Life History | |||||||||||
| General Description: | |||||||||||
| Migration Characteristics: (Global / Provincial) | |||||||||||
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Nonmigrant: Local Migrant: Distant Migrant: Within Borders Migrant: |
N / N / N / na / |
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| Habitats: (Type / Subtype / Dependence) |
Forest / Garry Oak Woodland / Facultative - frequent use
Grassland/Shrub / Grassland / Facultative - frequent use Other Unique Habitats / Sand Dune / Facultative - frequent use |
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| Food Habits: |
Herbivore:Immature
Nonfeeding: Adult |
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| Global Food Habits Comments: | The food habits of this species are unreported, but other members of the tribe Arctiini of the subfamily Arctiinae are often polyphagous with a particular species feeding on several families of plants. Larvae obtained from eggs laid by captive females are often raised on dandelion or lettuce leaves (D.C. Ferguson, personal communication). Many members of this genus have been reared, some often, and they all appear to prefer herbaceous dicots (D. Schweitzer, D. Ferguson and many others). | ||||||||||
| Global Phenology: | |||||||||||
| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Colonial Breeder: | N | ||||||||||
| Length(cm)/width(cm)/Weight(g): | / / | ||||||||||
| Elevation (m) (min / max): |
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| Distribution | |||||||||||
| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
| Authors / Contributors | |||||||||||
| Global Information Author: | Opler, P. and D. Schweitzer | ||||||||||
| Last Updated: | Oct 01, 2003 | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
| No references available | |||||||||||
Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 2003. Species Summary: Apantesis complicata. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 6, 2026).