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

© Naomi Smith
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Synonymy: Lophodonta ferruginea Packard, 1864
Lophodonta reducta McDunnough, 1932
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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