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Saturniidae 890075.10 – 7761   Rothschildia lebeau forbesi Benjamin, 1934              Forbes' Silkmoth

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Distribution: Lower Rio Grande valley of Texas Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Rothschildia lebeau forbesi Benjamin, 1934, formerly treated as full species in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) following Ferguson (1972), is returned to subspecies status by Tuskes et al. (1996) following Lemaire (1978). All other subspecies of lebeau are found south of the United States. Differences in DNA barcode would seem to better support full species status, comment by Steve Nanz (11/2/2019).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 224; pl. 17.4-5, 8. order or free PDF Lemaire, C., 1978. Les Attacidae américains. Attacinae [The American Attacidae. Attacinae]. Lemaire, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France., 1: 1-238. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at BugGuide.Net Tuskes, P.M., J.P. Tuttle, M.M. Collins, 1996. The wild silk moths of North America: a natural history of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY & London, UK, available in Books to Borrow at Internet Archive.

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