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Notodontidae
930021 – 7933   Gluphisia avimacula Hudson, 1891
             Four-spotted Gluphisia

© Nelson Poirier
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Gluphisia avimacula Hudson, 1891
Gluphisia slossoniae Dyar, 1893
Gluphisia slossonii Dyar, 1893
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2018. Drepanoidea, Doidae; Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part): Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, Cerurinae, Phalerinae, Periergosinae, Dudusinae, Hemiceratinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1A: 98; pl. A-3, figs. 17-20 (order).
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Gluphisia avimacula
© Tom Murray
Gluphisia avimacula
© Anthony W. Thomas
Gluphisia avimacula
© Jo McGavin
Gluphisia avimacula
© Doug Macaulay
Gluphisia avimacula
© Jason Dombroskie
Gluphisia avimacula
© Nolie Schneider
Gluphisia avimacula
© Gary Anweiler
Gluphisia avimacula
30mm – © Jim Vargo
Gluphisia avimacula
30mm – © Jim Vargo
Gluphisia avimacula
34mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Gluphisia avimacula
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Gluphisia avimacula
© Janice Stiefel
4th instar
Gluphisia avimacula
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Gluphisia avimacula
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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