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Erebidae 930313 – 8138   Spilosoma vagans (Boisduval, 1852)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: vagans (Boisduval, 1852) (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8138 ssp. a. vagans (Boisduval, 1852) (Arctia) - MONA 1983: 8138  bicolor (Walker, 1862) (Rhagonis) (synonym of ssp. vagans)  proba (Edwards, 1881) (Antarctia) (synonym of ssp. vagans)  punctata (Packard, 1864) (Antarctia) (synonym of ssp. vagans)  rufula (Boisduval, 1855) (Nemeophila) (synonym of ssp. vagans)  walsinghami (Butler, 1881) (Antarctia) (synonym of ssp. vagans) ssp. b. kasloa (Dyar, 1904) (Diacrisia)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 47.25m, 47.26m; p. 270. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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