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Notodontidae 930090 – 7998   Lochmaeus manteo Doubleday, 1841              Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar

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Distribution: Newfoundland south to Florida and west to Utah and Arizona - Miller et al. (2021) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: manteo Doubleday, 1841 (Lochmaeus) - MONA 1983: 7998 TL: Trenton Falls, NY. cinerascens (Walker, 1855) (Tadana) TL: [North America]. subalbicans (Grote, 1864) (Heterocampa) TL: Pennsylvania.

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, 2021. Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 108; pl. A-16, figs. 11,12; pl. 56, fig. 1 (♂ gen.); pl. 71, fig. 7 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 84, fig. 3 (♀ gen.); pl. L-15, figs. 8-10 (larva). - order Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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