Moth Photographers Group – Coelodasys unicornis

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Notodontidae

930100 – 8007 Coelodasys unicornis (Smith, 1797)

Unicorn Caterpillar

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Distribution:	Canada: NL to BC; USA: Throughout eastern states west to WA, OR, UT and eastern TX in forested habitat - Miller et al. (2021)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	unicornis (Smith, 1797) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8007 Type locality: Georgia. deserta (Barnes, 1929) (Schizura) edmandsii Packard, 1864 (Coelodasys) Type locality: Cambridge, MA. humilis (Walker, 1865) (Edema) Type locality: North America. semirufescens (Walker, 1865) (Edema) Type locality: United States.
Taxonomic Notes:	Coelodasys unicornis (Smith, 1797), n. comb. in Becker (2014), was formerly placed in the genus Schizura.

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: 133; pl. A-17, figs. 5-13; pl. 57, fig. 6 (♂ gen.); pl. 72, figs. 6, 7 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 85, fig. 7 (♀ gen.); pl. L-17, fig. 5 (larva). - order
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 42.21m; p. 251. Book Review and ordering
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