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Notodontidae
930105 – 8012   Oedemasia semirufescens (Walker, 1865)
             Red-washed Prominent

© John Davis
Distribution: Canada: NS to BC; USA: ME to FL, TX, and WA with records south to CA.
Type locality (semirufescens): “United States.”
Type locality (eximia): New York; Massachusetts
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Synonymy: Hatima semirufescens Walker, 1865
Oedemasia eximia Grote, 1881
Taxonomic Notes: Oedemasia semirufescens (Walker, 1865), 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: 144; pl. A-17, figs. 34-37; pl. 59, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 73, fig. 2 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 86, fig. 7 (♀ gen.); pl. L-18, fig. 3 (larva). - order
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Ken Childs
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Dennis Profant
Oedemasia semirufescens
© John Davis
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Jason Dombroskie
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Bob Patterson
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Gary Anweiler
Oedemasia semirufescens
40mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Oedemasia semirufescens
40mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Colin Gillette LG
on hackberry
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Tom Murray LG
eating an oak leaf
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Canadian National Collection LG

Oedemasia semirufescens
© Canadian National Collection LG

Oedemasia semirufescens
© Giff Beaton LG
on Titi
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Colin Gillette LG
on beech
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Kerry Yurewicz LG

Oedemasia semirufescens
© Kerry Yurewicz LG

Oedemasia semirufescens
© Carl Barrentine LG


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