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Notodontidae
930106.7 – 8017   Ianassa lignicolor Walker, 1855
             White-streaked Prominent

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Distribution: Canada: NS to southern SK; USA: ME south to FL and west to MN and TX - Miller et al. (2021)
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Synonymy:
  • lignicolor Walker, 1855 (Ianassa) - MONA 1983: 8017
      Type locality: "United States.".
  • lignigera (Walker, 1865) (Exaereta)
      Type locality: "United States.".
  • virgata Packard, 1864 (Ianassa)
      Type locality: Cambridge, MA; Seekonk, MA; Lansing, MI.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Ianassa lignicolor Walker, 1855, n. comb. in Miller et al. (2021), was formerly in the genus Oligocentria.
    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: 159; pl. A-18, figs. 5-9; pl. 59, fig. 6 (♂ gen.); pl. 73, figs. 6a (♂ tergum 8), 6b (♂ sternum 8); pl. 87, fig. 4 (♀ gen.); pl. L-18, figs. 7, 8 (larva). - order
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