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Saturniidae 890064 – 7751   Calosaturnia mendocino (Behrens, 1876)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mendocino (Behrens, 1876) (Saturnia) - MONA 1983: 7751 Taxonomic Notes: Calosaturnia mendocino (Behrens, 1876), formerly in the genus Saturnia, is transferred to the genus Calosaturnia, rev. stat., in Rubinoff, & Doorenweerd (2020), Journ. Lepid. Soc., 74(1): 1-6.

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. Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 179; pl. 14.5, 12-14. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 38.3f; p. 240. Book Review and ordering Rubinoff, D.C. & C. Doorenweerd, 2020. Systematics and Biogeography Reciprocally Illuminate Taxonomic Revisions in the Silkmoth Genus Saturnia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 74(1): 1-6. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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