Saturniidae
890017.1 –
7723.2 Anisota discolor
Ferguson, 1971
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| Distribution: |
Texas - Anisota virginiensis (Drury, 1773) and the related species A. discolor Ferguson, 1971 and A. pellucida (Smith, 1797) are all similar and have been variously treated as separate species, synonyms, or subspecies of a wide-ranging A. virginiensis. Since we cannot independently verify the identities of all specimens representing data points for A. discolor on MPG, all populations are treated together on the map for A. virginiensis. |
| Similar Species: |
- 7723 A. virginiensis, 7723.1 A. pellucida and 7723.2 A. discolor may not be identifiable by external morphological characters.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
discolor Ferguson, 1971 (Anisota) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Anisota discolor Ferguson, 1971, described as a subspecies and listed as such in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is treated as a full species by Kitching et al. (2018) following Burke & Peigler (2009). |
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| 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.
- Burke, J.T. & R.S. Peigler, 2009. Phylogenetic Analysis of Anisota (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) Based on Scolus Size and Structure of Mature Larvae. Southeastern Naturalist, 8(4): 739-745.
- 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.
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Photographs are needed for this species. |
