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Geometridae 91a1461 – 7010   Nematocampa resistaria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1856])              Horned Spanworm

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: resistaria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]) (Microgonia) brunneolineata (Hulst, [1901] 1900) (Eugonobapta) chagnoni (Swett, 1913) (Ania) expunctaria Grote, 1872 (Nematocampa) filamentaria Guenée, 1857 (Nematocampa) limbata (Haworth, 1809) (Phalaena) preocc. orfordensis Cassino & Swett, 1922 (Nematocampa) Taxonomic Notes: Nematocampa resistaria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]), a replacement name for Phalaena limbata Haworth, 1809 (preoccupied), includes as a synonym Nematocampa expunctaria Grote, 1872 (Ferguson 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. Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 29; pl. 1.4-7. order or free PDF Ferguson, D.C., 1993. A revision of the species of Nematocampa (Geometridae: Ennominae) occurring in the United States and Canada. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 47: 60-77. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Hulst, G.D., 1900. New species of Lepidoptera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8(4): 218. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 31.7m; p. 220. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths

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