Saturniidae
890068.2 –
7754.3 Agapema platensis
Peigler & Kendall, 1993
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| Distribution: |
Edwards Plateau andSouth Texas Plains - Peigler & Kendall (1993).
Holotype (♂) and allotype (♀): Kickapoo Cavern State Natural Area, Kinney Co, TX. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
Agapema platensis Peigler & Kendall, 1993 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Agapema platensis Peigler & Kendall, 1993, rev. stat. (St Laurent in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023), was originally described as a subspecies of Agapema anona (Ottolengui, 1903) and later raised to full species status in Peigler & Kendall (1993), then returned to subspecies status is Kitching et al. (2018). Work by Rubinoff & Doorenweerd (2020) supported a return to full species status. |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- 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.
- Peigler, R.S. & R.O. Kendall, 1993. A review of the genus Agapema (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Proceedings of the Denver Museum of Natural History, 3(3): 1-22.
- 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).
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