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Notodontidae
930028.1 – 7936   Furcula borealis (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
             White Furcula

© Stephen Creswell
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Dicranoura borealis Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Taxonomic Notes: Furcula borealis has been treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian Furcula bicuspis. It has been elevated back to species status.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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: 122; pl. A-4, figs. 12, 13 (order).
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Furcula borealis
© D. Lynn Scott
Furcula borealis
© Steve Walter
Furcula borealis
© Matthew Priebe
Furcula borealis
© Jason Dombroskie
Furcula borealis
© Ken Childs
Furcula borealis
© Ken Childs
Furcula borealis
40mm – © Jim Vargo
Furcula borealis
© Troy Bartlett

Furcula borealis
© Bob Barber LG

Furcula borealis
© Yurika Alexander LG

Furcula borealis
© Siobhan Basile

Furcula borealis
© George Smiley LG
on Wild Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Furcula borealis
© George Smiley LG
after a molt
Furcula borealis
© Henning von Schmeling

Furcula borealis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Furcula borealis
© Bob Barber LG


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