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Erebidae 930201 – 8087   Lycomorpha pholus (Drury, 1773)              Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pholus Drury 1773 (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 8087 ssp. a. pholus Drury 1773 (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 8087 ssp. b. miniata Packard 1872 (Lycomorpha)

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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 46.29m; p. 266. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths

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