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Notodontidae 930087.55 – 7986.1   Rifargia occiclina Miller, 2021

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Distribution: Arizona - Miller et al. (2021) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: occiclina Miller 2021 (Rifargia); Type locality: Holotype: Oracle Junction, Pinal Co., AZ Taxonomic Notes: Rifargia occiclina Miller, 2021, n. sp., MONA Fascicle 22.1B:102, replaces Rifargia subrotata in Arizona.

References

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: 102; pl. A-16, figs. 4, 5; pl. 55, fig. 4 (♂ gen.); pl. 71, fig. 4 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 83, fig. 8 (♀ gen.); pl. L-15, fig. 5 (larva). - order Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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