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Notodontidae
930050 – 7921   Peridea ferruginea (Packard, 1864)
             Chocolate Prominent

© Naomi Smith
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ferruginea (Packard, 1864) (Lophodonta) - MONA 1983: 7921
  • reducta McDunnough, 1932 (Peridea)
  • 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.
    • 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: 175; pl. A-9, figs. 14-18 (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Peridea ferruginea
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Peridea ferruginea
    © Patrick Coin
    Peridea ferruginea
    © Patrick Coin
    Peridea ferruginea
    © Bob Patterson
    Peridea ferruginea
    - 40mm – © Jim Vargo
    Peridea ferruginea
    - 38mm – © Jim Vargo
    Peridea ferruginea
    © Janice Steifel LG
    4th instar, 20 days
    Peridea ferruginea
    © Janice Steifel LG
    5th instar, 29 days
    Peridea ferruginea
    © Jim Sogaard LG

    Peridea ferruginea
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Peridea ferruginea
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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