Moth Photographers Group – Oedemasia semirufescens

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Notodontidae

930105 – 8012 Oedemasia semirufescens (Walker, 1865)

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Distribution:	Canada: NS to BC; USA: ME to FL, TX, and WA with records south to CA.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	semirufescens (Walker, 1865) (Hatima) - MONA 1983: 8012 Type locality: “United States.”. eximia Grote, 1881 (Oedemasia) Type locality: New York; Massachusetts.
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
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