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Notodontidae 930105 – 8012   Oedemasia semirufescens (Walker, 1865)              Red-washed Prominent

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Distribution: Canada: NS to BC; USA: ME to FL, TX, and WA with records south to CA. Synonymy: semirufescens (Walker, 1865) (Hatima) - MONA 1983: 8012; TL: “United States.”. eximia Grote, 1881 (Oedemasia); TL: New York; Massachusetts. Taxonomic Notes: Oedemasia semirufescens (Walker, 1865), n. comb. in Becker (2014), was formerly placed in the genus Schizura.

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) Becker, V.O., 2014. Checklist of New World Notodontidae (Noctuoidea). Lepidoptera Novae, 7(1): 1-40. Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2021. Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 144; pl. A-17, figs. 34-37; pl. 59, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 73, fig. 2 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 86, fig. 7 (♀ gen.); pl. L-18, fig. 3 (larva). - order Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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