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Limacodidae 57a0052 – 4657   Heterogenea shurtleffi Packard, 1864              Red-eyed Button Slug Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: shurtleffi Packard, 1864 (Heterogenea) - MONA 1983: 4657 shurtleffii; Dyar, 1898 (Heterogenea) missp.

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) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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