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Notodontidae
930030 – 7942   Americerura scitiscripta (Walker, 1865)
             Black-etched Prominent

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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.
    Americerura scitiscripta
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    30mm – © Jim Vargo
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