Moth Photographers Group – Oedemasia leptinoides

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Notodontidae

930104 – 8011 Oedemasia leptinoides (Grote, 1864)

Black-blotched Schizura

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Distribution:	Canada: NS to BC; USA: ME south to southern FL west to MN and TX in wooded areas with a disjunct population in western SD. - Miller et al. (2021)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	leptinoides Grote 1864 (Heterocampa) - MONA 1983: 8011; Type locality: "Middles States" mustelina Packard 1864 (Cecrita); Type locality: Cambridge, MA
Taxonomic Notes:	Oedemasia leptinoides (Grote, 1864), 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.
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: 143; pl. A-17, figs. 30-33; pl. 59, fig. 1 (♂ gen.); pl. 73, fig. 1 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 86, fig. 6 (♀ gen.); pl. L-18, figs. 1, 2 (larva). - order
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