Moth Photographers Group – Americerura scitiscripta

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Notodontidae

930030 – 7942 Americerura scitiscripta (Walker, 1865)

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Synonymy:	scitiscripta (Walker, 1865) (Cerura) - MONA 1983: 7942 canadensis (McDunnough, 1932) (Cerura) multiscripta (Riley, 1875) (Cerura) platea (Schaus, 1890) (Dicranura)
Taxonomic Notes:	Americerura scitiscripta (Walker, 1865), n. comb. (St Laurent et al. 2023), was previously placed in the genus Tecmessa (Schintlmeister 2013:454) and in the genus Cerura in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).

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: 130; pl. A-4, figs. 25-32 (order).
Schintlmeister, A., 2013. Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera)?. World Catalogue of Insects, 11: 1-608.
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths
St Laurent, R.A.,P.Z Goldstein, J.S Miller, A. Markee, H.S Staude, A.Y Kawahara, S.E Miller, R.K Robbins, 2023. Phylogenetic systematics, diversification, and biogeography of Cerurinae (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) and a description of a new genus. Insect Systematics and Diversity, 7(2) 1-25.