Megalopygidae
57a0044 –
4650 Norape cretata
(Grote, 1864)
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| Distribution: |
MD to southern FL, west along Ohio River Valley to eastern OK and south to Waco and Corpus Christi, TX. |
| Similar Species: |
- Norape virgo has black legs, not white as in cretata, and has only been reported from south of Galveston, TX.
- Norape sorpresa is found in Arizona; tarsi banded; gray shade of basal half of the ventral forewing costa, lacking in similar species.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
cretata (Grote, 1864) (Ulosota)
Type locality: Louisiana.ovina of authors; (not Sepp, [1855]) (Phalaena) misappl. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Norape cretata (Grote, 1864), rev. status, is raised to full species from synonymy of [4650] Norape ovina (Sepp, [1855]) in Wagner et al. (2022). Ovina is now regarded as extralimital north of Mexico. |
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| 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.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 20.27m; p. 165. Book Review and ordering
- Sancio, E.P., C.H. Kratzer, J.C. Carlson, 2024. Geographical and temporal distribution of Megalopygidae in the United States and Puerto Rico. Toxicon, X (2024). (Journal Pre-proof)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Wagner, D.L, T. Matson & J.D. Palting, 2022. A New Norape from the Southwestern United States (Megalopygidae, Trosiinae). Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 76 (1): 1-9.
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