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Notodontidae
930104 – 8011   Oedemasia leptinoides (Grote, 1864)
             Black-blotched Schizura

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Distribution: Canada: NS to BC; USA: ME south to southern FL west to MN and TX in wooded areas with a disjunct population in western SD. - Miller et al. (2021)
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Synonymy:
  • leptinoides (Grote, 1864) (Heterocampa) - MONA 1983: 8011
      Type locality: "Middles States".
  • mustelina (Packard, 1864) (Cecrita)
      Type locality: Cambridge, MA.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Oedemasia leptinoides (Grote, 1864), n. comb. in Becker (2014), was formerly placed in the genus Schizura.
    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: 143; pl. A-17, figs. 30-33; pl. 59, fig. 1 (♂ gen.); pl. 73, fig. 1 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 86, fig. 6 (♀ gen.); pl. L-18, figs. 1, 2 (larva). - order
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Oedemasia leptinoides
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