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Notodontidae 930061 – 7969   Litodonta contrasta Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

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Distribution: AZ, TX, OK - Miller et al. (2021). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: contrasta Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 (Litodonta) - MONA 1983: 7969   Type locality: Babaquivera Mts., AZ.

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. Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1910. New species and varieties of North American Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 42: 211. Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2021. Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 39; pl. A-12, figs. 18, 19; pl. 44, fig. 2 (wing venation); pl. 50, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 68, fig. 8 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 79, fig. 8 (♀ gen.); pl. L-10, fig. 4 (larva). - order Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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