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Limacodidae
57a0086 – 4685   Adoneta spinuloides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
             Purple-crested Slug Moth

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ferrigera (Walker, 1865) (Limacodes)
  • nebulosa (Wetherby, 1875) (Limacodes)
  • ruptilinea (Walker, 1865) (Euclea)
  • voluta Clemens, 1860 (Adoneta)
  • spinuloides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) (Limacodes) - MONA 1983: 4685
  • ssp. a. spinuloides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) (Limacodes) - MONA 1983: 4685
  • ssp. b. leucosigma (Packard, 1865) (Cyclopteryx)
  • 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
    Adoneta spinuloides
    © Tom Murray
    Adoneta spinuloides
    © Jo McGavin
    Adoneta spinuloides
    © Robert Zimlich
    Adoneta spinuloides
    © Jim Vargo
    Adoneta spinuloides
    © Troy Bartlett

    Adoneta spinuloides
    © Tom Murray

    Adoneta spinuloides
    © Tom Murray

    Adoneta spinuloides
    © George Smiley LG
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