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Notodontidae
930105 – 8012   Oedemasia semirufescens (Walker, 1865)
             Red-washed Prominent

© John Davis
Distribution: Canada: NS to BC; USA: ME to FL, TX, and WA with records south to CA.
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • semirufescens (Walker, 1865) (Hatima) - MONA 1983: 8012
      Type locality: “United States.”.
  • eximia Grote, 1881 (Oedemasia)
      Type locality: New York; Massachusetts.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Oedemasia semirufescens (Walker, 1865), 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.
    • 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: 144; pl. A-17, figs. 34-37; pl. 59, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 73, fig. 2 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 86, fig. 7 (♀ gen.); pl. L-18, fig. 3 (larva). - order
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Ken Childs
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Dennis Profant
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © John Davis
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Bob Patterson
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Gary Anweiler
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    40mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    40mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Colin Gillette LG
    on hackberry
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Tom Murray LG
    eating an oak leaf
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Giff Beaton LG
    on Titi
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Colin Gillette LG
    on beech
    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Kerry Yurewicz LG

    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Kerry Yurewicz LG

    Oedemasia semirufescens
    © Carl Barrentine LG


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