Erebidae
930611.5 –
8554.5 Dinumma deponens
Walker, 1858
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| Distribution: |
NY and PA south to FL and LA. (Introduced) |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Mimosa |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
deponens Walker, 1858 (Dinumma)
Type locality: "Hindostan" ["British India" prior to the "Partition of India of 1947"].bipunctata (Motschulsky, 1860) (Dichonia)largeteaui (Oberthür, 1884) (Amphipyra) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Dinumma deponens Walker, 1858, is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, a specimen collected by P. Dennehy and J. Adams from Georgia, Lafontaine & Schmidt (2013), ZooKeys, 264: 229, 233. |
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| References |
- Adams, J.K., P. Van Zandt, T. Neal, 2013. Dinumma deponens, Walker 1858 (Erebidae) is here to stay. News of the Lepidopterists' Society, 55(4): 176-177.
- 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)
- Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2013. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 264: 227-236.
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Walker, F., 1857. Noctuidae. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 15: 1806.
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