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Notodontidae
930012.1 – 7923   Pheosia californica (Stretch, 1872)

© John Davis
Distribution: BC and AB south to southern CA
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Synonymy:
  • californica (Stretch, 1872) (Notodonta)
  • descherei (Neumoegen, 1892) (Notodonta)
  • portlandia Edwards, 1886 (Pheosia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pheosia californica (Stretch, 1872), formerly treated as a synonym of 7922.1 Pheosia rimosa Packard, 1864, is raised to full species status and includes as a synonym 7923 Pheosia portlandia, MONA Fascicle 22.1A: 79.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (Pheosia californica) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) (Pheosia portlandia) - 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, 2018. Drepanoidea, Doidae; Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part): Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, Cerurinae, Phalerinae, Periergosinae, Dudusinae, Hemiceratinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1A: 79; pl. A-2, figs. 4-9 (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Pheosia californica
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    on Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
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