Notodontidae
930008 –
7900 Clostera brucei
(Edwards, 1885)
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| Distribution: |
Across Canada and northern US south to New Mexico and Arizona. |
Larva and Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Salicaceae. Host genera: Populus Salix. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- 930008.1 Clostera multnoma: replaces brucei in British Colubia to southern California and northwestern Colorado.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
brucei (Edwards, 1885) (Ichthyura) - MONA 1983: 7900; TL: Colorado. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Edwards, H., 1885. New Bombycidae from Colorado. Entomologica Americana, 1: 17.
- Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2018. Drepanoidea, Doidae; Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part): Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, Cerurinae, Phalerinae, Periergosinae, Dudusinae, Hemiceratinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1A: 66; pl. A-1, figs. 28, 29 (order).
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
- Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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31mm – © Jim Vargo
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