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Notodontidae
930090 – 7998   Lochmaeus manteo Doubleday, 1841
             Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar

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Distribution: Newfoundland south to Florida and west to Utah and Arizona - Miller et al. (2021)
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Synonymy:
  • manteo Doubleday, 1841 (Lochmaeus) - MONA 1983: 7998
      Type locality: Trenton Falls, NY.
  • cinerascens (Walker, 1855) (Tadana)
      Type locality: [North America].
  • subalbicans (Grote, 1864) (Heterocampa)
      Type locality: Pennsylvania.
  • 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.
    • 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: 108; pl. A-16, figs. 11,12; pl. 56, fig. 1 (♂ gen.); pl. 71, fig. 7 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 84, fig. 3 (♀ gen.); pl. L-15, figs. 8-10 (larva). - order
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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