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Notodontidae 930087.14 – 7984   Cecrita cubana (Grote, [1866] 1865)

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Distribution: Southern Florida - Miller et al. (2021) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cubana (Grote, [1866] 1865) (Heterocampa) - MONA 1983: 7984; TL: Cuba. androdora (Dyar, 1910) (Heterocampa) daona (Druce, 1894) (Heterocampa) draudtiana (Bryk, 1953) (Disphragis) suavis (Draudt, 1932) (Disphragis) Taxonomic Notes: Cecrita cubana (Grote, 1866), n. comb. in Miller et al. (2021), was formerly placed in the genus Skaphita in Becker (2014) who transferred it from Heterocampa.

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. Becker, V.O., 2014. Checklist of New World Notodontidae (Noctuoidea). Lepidoptera Novae, 7(1): 1-40. Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2021. Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 94; pl. A-15, figs. 23, 24; pl. 54, fig. 6 (♂ gen.); pl. 70, fig. 12 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 83, fig. 4 (♀ gen.); pl. L-14, figs. 9, 10 (larva). - order Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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