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Notodontidae
930087 – 7995   Cecrita biundata (Walker, 1855)
             Wavy-Lined Heterocampa

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Distribution: Eastern US and Canada - Miller et al. (2021)
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Synonymy:
  • biundata Walker 1855 (Heterocampa) - MONA 1983: 7995; Type locality: Trenton Fals, NY
  • mollis Walker 1865 (Heterocampa); Type locality: "North America"
  • olivata Packard 1864 (Lochmaeus); Type locality: Brunswick, ME
  • semiplaga Walker 1861 (Heterocampa); Type locality: "Township of Montcalm"
  • viridescens Walker 1865 (Stauropus); Type locality: [none given]
  • Taxonomic Notes: Cecrita biundata (Walker, 1855), n. comb. in Becker (2014), was formerly in the genus Heterocampa.
    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.
    • Becker, V.O., 2014. Checklist of New World Notodontidae (Noctuoidea). Lepidoptera Novae, 7(1): 1-40.
    • 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: 88; pl. A-15, figs. 10-14; pl. 54, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 70, fig. 8 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 82, fig. 8 (♀ gen.); pl. L-14, fig. 2 (larva). - order
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