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Notodontidae 930107.1 – 8019   Ianassa paradisus (Benjamin, 1932)

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Distribution: USA: southeastern AZ and southwestern NM - Miller et al. (2021) Genitalia: See holotype in USNM reference. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: paradisus (Benjamin, 1932) (Schizura) - MONA 1983: 8019; TL: Paradise, Cochise Co., AZ. delicatoides Benjamin, 1932 (Ianassa); Holotype: Santa Catalina Mountains, AZ. Taxonomic Notes: Ianassa paradisus (Benjamin, 1932), n. comb. in Becker (2014), was formerly placed in the genus Oligocentria.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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: 164; pl. A-18, figs. 24-27; pl. 60, fig. 3 (♂ gen.); pl. 74, figs. 1a (♂ tergum 8), 1b (♂ sternum 8); pl. 87, fig. 7 (♀ gen.); pl. L-19, figs. 1, 2 (larva). - order Species Page at BugGuide.Net U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) (holotype genitalia)

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