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Erebidae 930402 – 8229   Cycnia collaris (Fitch, 1857)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: collaris (Fitch, 1857) (Hyphantria) inopinatus (Edwards, 1882) (Euchetes) nivalis (Stretch, 1906) (Euchaetes) pudens (Edwards, 1882) (Euchaetes) tenerosa (Dyar, 1913) (Ammalo) Taxonomic Notes: Cycnia collaris (Fitch, 1857) includes as synonyms 8228 Cycnia inopinatus and 8229.1 Cycnia tenerosa in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys. 527: 134.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Edwards, H., 1882. New species of Heterocera. Papilio: The organ of the New York Entomological Club, 2: 13. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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