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Limacodidae 57a0087 – 4690   Euclea obliqua (Edwards, 1886)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: obliqua (Edwards, 1886) (Monoleuca) - MONA 1983: 4690 dolliana Dyar, 1905 (Euclea) flava Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 (Euclea) spadicis (Grossbeck, 1906) (Monoleuca) Taxonomic Notes: Euclea obliqua (Edwards, 1886), placed in the genus Monoleuca by some authors, includes as synonyms Euclea flava Barnes & McDunnough, 1910, Euclea dollian Dyar, 1905, and Euclea spadicis (Grossbeck, 1906) (formerly a synonym of dollian) in Epstein & Becker (1993).

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. & M.E. Epstein, 1995. 80. Limacodidae. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Volume 3. Checklist: Part 2. Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL, 128-133. Epstein, M.E. & V.O. Becker, 1993. Combinations and Synonymies in New World Limacodidae, Megalopygidae, Lasiocampidae and Arctiidae (Lepidoptera). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 10: 289-319. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 20.31m, 20.32f; p. 164. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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