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Saturniidae 890068.30 – 7754.3   Agapema anona platensis Peigler & Kendall, 1993

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Distribution: Edwards Plateau andSouth Texas Plains - Peigler & Kendall (1993). Holotype (♂) and allotype (♀): Kickapoo Cavern State Natural Area, Kinney Co, TX. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Agapema anona platensis Peigler & Kendall, 1993, originally described as a full species, is treated here as a subspecies following Kitching et al. (2018).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Kitching, I., R. Rougerie, A. Zwick, C. Hamilton, R. St Laurent, S. Naumann, L. Ballesteros Mejia, A. Kawahara, 2018. A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236. Peigler, R.S. & R.O. Kendall, 1993. A review of the genus Agapema (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Proceedings of the Denver Museum of Natural History, 3(3): 1-22.

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