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Limacodidae 57a0058 – 4659   Packardia geminata (Packard, 1864)              Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: geminata (Packard, 1864) (Cyrtosia) - MONA 1983: 4659 geminata (Packard, 1864) (Cyrtosia) - MONA 1983: 4659 albipunctata (Packard, 1864) (Cyrtosia) N. SYN. goodelli; McDunnough, 1939 (Packardia) missp. goodellii Grote, 1880 (Packardia) ocellata (Grote, 1865) (Cyrtosia) N. SYN. Taxonomic Notes: Packardia geminata (Packard, 1864) includes as synonyms Packard ocellata (Grote, 1865) (formerly a subspecies of geminata) and Packardia albipunctata (Packard, 1864) in Epstein & Fiesler in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023).

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) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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