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Erebidae
931000 – 8673.1   Toxonprucha excavata (Walker, 1865)

DNA - © Ann Hendrickson
Distribution: USA: TX, AZ, FL.
Similar Species:
  • Toxonprucha scitior (Walker, 1865) is best separated by genitalia or DNA barcode.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • excavata (Walker, 1865) (Homoptera)
      Type locality: "St. Domingo".
  • amoena Möschler, 1890 (Toxonprucha)
      Type locality: Puerto Rico. .
  • diffundens of authors; (not Walker, 1858) (Celaena) misid.
  • minuscula (Walker, 1865) (Homoptera)
      Type locality: "St. Domingo".
  • Taxonomic Notes: Toxonprucha excavata (Walker, 1865) includes as a synonyms 8673.1 Toxonprucha diffundens of authors; (not Walker, 1858) and T. amoena Möschler, 1890 in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys, 527: 137.
    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
    • Walker, F., 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 33: 879.
    Toxonprucha excavata
    DNA - © Charles W. Melton
    Toxonprucha excavata
    DNA - © Ann Hendrickson
    Toxonprucha excavata
    DNA - © Ann Hendrickson
    Toxonprucha excavata
    - 24mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Toxonprucha excavata
    - 20mm - gen. - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Toxonprucha excavata
    - 23mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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