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Notodontidae 930028 – 7940   Furcula scolopendrina (Boisduval, 1869)              Zigzag Furcula

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: scolopendrina (Boisduval, 1869) (Dicranura) - MONA 1983: 7940 albicoma (Strecker, 1885) (Harpyia) aquilonaris (Lintner, 1878) (Cerura) pluvialis (Dyar, 1922) (Cerura)

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: 120; pl. A-4, figs. 5-11 (order). Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.51f; p. 249. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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