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Erebidae 930314 – 8139   Spilosoma pteridis Edwards, 1874              Brown Tiger Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pteridis Edwards, 1874 (Spilosoma) - MONA 1983: 8139 danbyi (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) (Elpis) rubra (Neumoegen, 1881) (Antarctia) Taxonomic Notes: Spilosoma pteridis Edwards, 1874 again includes as a synonym 8139.1 Spilosoma danbyi in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys. 527: 127-147.

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. Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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