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Erebidae
930427 – 8253   Pygarctia roseicapitis (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)

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Larva and
Host Plants:
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
Description/
Field Marks:
Head red to orange with white front; center of the back of the head usually white.
Similar Species:
  • Pygarctia lorula Dyar, 1914, front of head gray, has apparently not been found in Texas.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • roseicapitis Neumoegen & Dyar 1893 (Euchaetes) - MONA 1983: 8253; Type locality: California and Arizona
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pygarctia roseicapitis (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) was origianly described as a variety of Euchaetes elegans Stretch, 1874.
    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.
    • Nagle, R.B. & B.C. Schmidt, 2018. A new species of Euchaetes Harris from southern Arizona (Erebidae, Arctiinae). ZooKeys, 788: 69-77.
    • Neumoegen, B. & H.G. Dyar, 1893. A preliminary revision of the Bombyces of America north of Mexico. Journal of the New York Entomological Society , 1: 166.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 48.15f; p. 272. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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