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Saturniidae 890064 – 7751   Calosaturnia mendocino (Behrens, 1876)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mendocino (Behrens, 1876) (Saturnia) - MONA 1983: 7751 Taxonomic Notes: Calosaturnia mendocino (Behrens, 1876), formerly in the genus Saturnia, is transferred to the genus Calosaturnia, rev. stat., in Rubinoff, & Doorenweerd (2020), Journ. Lepid. Soc., 74(1): 1-6.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 179; pl. 14.5, 12-14. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 38.3f; p. 240. Book Review and ordering Rubinoff, D.C. & C. Doorenweerd, 2020. Systematics and Biogeography Reciprocally Illuminate Taxonomic Revisions in the Silkmoth Genus Saturnia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 74(1): 1-6. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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