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Limacodidae 57a0078 – 4679.2   Natada ceres (Druce, 1887)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ceres (Druce, 1887) (Perola) STRAY - MONA 1983: [NEW] Taxonomic Notes: Natada ceres (Druce, 1887): "One old specimen (1916) from Kitt Peak in the Baboquivari Mountains of AZ was recently found and reported by Epstein & Adams (in Powell & Opler 2009). It is likely a stray in NA given there have not been any other reports since." (Epstein & Fiesler (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023)).

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

Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book)

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