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Erebidae 931077 – 8574   Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818              Velvetbean Caterpillar

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Fabaceae Linaceae Malvaceae.  Host genera: Aeschynomene Arachis Cajanus Canavalia Glycine Gossypium Hibiscus Indigofera Lablab Linum Macroptilium Medicago Melilotus Mucuna Phaseolus Pisum Pueraria Rhynchosia Robinia Sesbania Trifolium Vigna Wi...  Notes: Linaceae & Malvaceae records almost certainly erroneous (Powell & Opler 2009); many genera of legumes (Powell & Opler 2009).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 (Anticarsia) - MONA 1983: 8574 costalis (Walker, 1858) (Thermesia) detrahens (Walker, 1858) (Hypernaria) gemina (Maassen, 1890) (Thermesia) gemmatilis; [various], [no date] (Anticarsia) missp.; TL: (no type). infumata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) (Thermesia) leucospila (Walker, 1865) (Hypernaria) monstratura (Walker, 1858) (Thermesia) spiloleuca (Walker, 1858) (Plaxia) subducta (Walker, 1858) (Plaxia) subsignata (Walker, 1858) (Remigia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 44.23f, 44.24f; p. 260. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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