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Notodontidae 930032 – 7944   Americerura rarata (Walker, 1865)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: rarata (Walker, 1865) (Cerura) - MONA 1983: 7944 Taxonomic Notes: Americerura rarata (Walker, 1865), n. comb. (St Laurent et al. 2023), was previously placed in the genus Tecmessa (Schintlmeister 2013:453) 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: 133; pl. A-4, figs. 37, 38 (order). Schintlmeister, A., 2013. Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera)?. World Catalogue of Insects, 11: 1-608. 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.

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