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Limacodidae
57a0092 – 4691   Monoleuca semifascia (Walker, 1855)
             Pin-striped Vermilion Slug Moth

© Gary Goss
Genitalia: See Proc. Entom. Soc. Wash., 98: 812-817.
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Synonymy:
  • semifascia Walker 1855 (Limacodes) - MONA 1983: 4691
  • erectifascia Dyar 1925 (Monoleuca)
  • angustilinea Dyar 1927 (Monoleuca)
  • subdentosa Dyar 1891 (Monoleuca)
  • sulfurea Grote 1880 (Monoleuca)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Monoleuca semifascia (Walker, 1855) includes as synonyms Monoleuca sulfurea Grote, 1880 (formerly a subspecies of semifascia), Monoleuca erectifascia Dyar, 1925, Monoleuca angustilinea Dyar, 1927, and Monoleuca subdentosa Dyar, 1891 (Epstein & Fiesler in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    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, 1994. Combinations and Synonymies in New World Limacodidae, Megalopygidae, Lasiocampidae and Arctiidae (Lepidoptera). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 10: 289-319.
    • Epstein, M., 1996. A new name and generic placement for the misidentified type species of Epiclea Dyar, 1905 (Lepidopetera, Limacodidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98: 812-817.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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