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Saturniidae 890024 – 7709   Syssphinx bicolor (Harris, 1841)              Honey Locust Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: bicolor (Harris, 1841) (Dryocampa) - MONA 1983: 7709 distigma (Walsh, 1864) (Sphingicampa) immaculata (Jewett, 1882) (Adelocephala) suprema (Neumoegen, 1885) (Sphingicampa) Taxonomic Notes: Syssphinx bicolor (Harris, 1841) was formerly placed in the genus Sphingicampa, Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236.

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., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 38; pl. 3.5-13, 17-18. order or free PDF Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Kitching, I., R. Rougerie, A. Zwick, C. Hamilton, R. St Laurent, S. Naumann, L. Ballesteros Mejia, A. Kawahara, 2018. A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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