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Notodontidae
930106.5 – 8020   Oligocentria delicata (Dyar, 1905)

© Charles W. Melton
Distribution: AZ, southwestern NM - Miller et al. (2021)
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Synonymy:
  • delicata Dyar 1905 (Janassa [sic]) - MONA 1983: 8020; Type locality: Palmerlee, Cochise Co., AZ
  • Taxonomic Notes: Oligocentria delicata (Dyar, 1905), n. comb. in Miller et al. (2021), was formerly in the genus Ianassa, n. comb. in Becker (2014) and in Oligocentria in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).
    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.
    • 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: 154; pl. A-18, figs. 1, 2; pl. 59, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 73, fig. 5 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 87, fig. 3 (♀ gen.); pl. L-18, fig. 5 (larva). - order
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Oligocentria delicata
    © Charles W. Melton
    Oligocentria delicata
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    Oligocentria delicata
    57mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
    Oligocentria delicata
    50mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
    Oligocentria delicata
    50mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Oligocentria delicata
    © Charles Melton LG
    30mm on Bigtooth Maple, Acer grandidentatum
    Oligocentria delicata
    © Arlene Ripley LG

    Oligocentria delicata
    © Charles Melton LG
    43mm

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