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Notodontidae
930106.5 – 8020   Oligocentria delicata (Dyar, 1905)

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Distribution: AZ, southwestern NM - Miller et al. (2021)
Type locality: Palmerlee, Cochise Co., AZ.
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Synonymy: Janassa lignicolor var. delicata Dyar, 1905
Taxonomic Notes: Oligocentria delicata (Dyar, 1905), n. comb. in Miller et al. (2021), was formerly in the genus Ianassa, n. comb. in Becker (2014) and in Oligocentria in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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: 154; pl. A-18, figs. 1, 2; pl. 59, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 73, fig. 5 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 87, fig. 3 (♀ gen.); pl. L-18, fig. 5 (larva). - order
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Oligocentria delicata
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Oligocentria delicata
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Oligocentria delicata
57mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
Oligocentria delicata
50mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
Oligocentria delicata
50mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Oligocentria delicata
© Charles Melton LG
30mm on Bigtooth Maple, Acer grandidentatum
Oligocentria delicata
© Arlene Ripley LG

Oligocentria delicata
© Charles Melton LG
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