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Erebidae 930329 – 8151.1   Arachnis citra Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893

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Distribution: USA: CA, ID, UT, CO, AZ. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: citra Neumoegen & Dyar 1893 (Arachnis) ssp. a. citra Neumoegen & Dyar 1893 (Arachnis); Type locality: western Colorado apachea Clarke 1941 (Arachnis); Type locality: Phantom Ranch, Grand Canyon, AZ ssp. b. verna Barnes & McDunnough 1918 (Arachnis); Type locality: Three Rivers, Tulare Co., CA midas Barnes & Lindsey 1921 (Arachnis); Type locality: Eureka, UT Taxonomic Notes: Arachnis citra Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893, originally described as a variety of 8152 Arachnis picta, is treated here as a full species following Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010). It includes as a synonym Arachnis apachea [8153] in Schmidt & Opler (2008).

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. Neumoegen, B. & H.G. Dyar, 1894. Notes on Lithosiida and Arctiida with descriptions of new varieties.-I. Entomological News, 4: 140. Schmidt, B.C. & P.A. Opler, 2008. Revised checklist of the tiger moths of the Continental United States and Canada. Zootaxa, 1677: 1-23. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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