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Notodontidae 930067 – 7975   Macrurocampa marthesia (Cramer, 1780)              Mottled Prominent

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Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data. Canada: NL to MB; USA: ME east to MN and south to FL and TX. Range "aligns with that of eastern deciduous trees." - Miller et al. (2021). Type locality (marthesia): Virginia. Type locality (elongata): "Atlantic District", PA. Type locality (manitobensis): Aweme, MB. Type locality (nigra): Pittsburgh, PA Type locality (tessella): "Middle States". Type locality (turbida): Wilmington, DE. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Phalaena marthesia Cramer, 1780 • Heterocampa elongata Grote & Robinson, 1867 • Fentonia marthesia var. manitobensis McDunnough, 1932 • Fentonia marthesia ab. nigra Chermock, 1929 • Lochmaeus tessella Packard, 1864 • Cerura turbida Walker, 1865

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. 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: 55; pl. A-12, figs. 34-36; pl. 44, fig. 5 (wing venation); pl. 51, fig. 1 (♂ gen.); pl. 69, fig. 1 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 80, fig. 5 (♀ gen.); pl. L-11, figs. 4 (larva). - order Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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