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Noctuidae 931396 – 9182   Panthea furcilla (Packard, 1864)              Eastern Panthea

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Distribution: P. f. furcilla: Across Canada south to northern range of P. f. australis. P. f. australis: KY, SC and GA southward to Gulf States and westward to eastern TX. Seasonality and Size: Year round in southern US. June-July in boreal Canada. Wingspan: ssp australis - male ~ 36-44 mm; female ~ 48-50 mm. Larva and Host Plants: Larch, pine, spruce, and probably other conifers. Similar Species: See also other Panthea. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: furcilla (Packard, 1864) (Platycerura) - MONA 1983: 9182 ssp. a. furcilla (Packard, 1864) (Platycerura) - MONA 1983: 9182   Type locality: Massachusetts.  atrescens McDunnough, 1942 (Panthea) (synonym of ssp. furcilla)  centralis McDunnough, 1942 (Panthea) (synonym of ssp. furcilla)  pallescens McDunnough, 1937 (Panthea) (synonym of ssp. furcilla) ssp. b. australis Anweiler, 2009 (Panthea) Taxonomic Notes: Panthea furcilla: Includes as a synonym Panthea pallescens [9183].

References

Lectotype images. Wagner: Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Anweiler, G., 2009. Revision of the New World Panthea Hübner (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) with descriptions of 5 new species and 2 new subspecies. ZooKeys, 9: 97-134. Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 34; pl. A-1 (adult), figs. 24-32; pl. 10, fig. 3 (♂ gen.); pl. 30, fig. 8 (♀ gen.); pl. L-1, figs. 3, 4 (larva) (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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