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

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Genitalia: See Proc. Entom. Soc. Wash., 98: 812-817. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: semifascia (Walker, 1855) (Limacodes) - MONA 1983: 4691 angustilinea Dyar, 1927 (Monoleuca) N. SYN. erectifascia Dyar, 1925 (Monoleuca) N. SYN. subdentosa Dyar, 1891 (Monoleuca) N. SYN. sulfurea Grote, 1880 (Monoleuca) N. SYN.   Type locality: Enterprise, FL. 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., 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. 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. Grote, A.R., 1879. Three new Cochliopods. The North American Entomologist, 1(8): 60. 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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