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Notodontidae 930012.1 – 7923   Pheosia californica (Stretch, 1872)

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Distribution: BC and AB south to southern CA Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) 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 (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) (Pheosia californica) Barcode of Life (BOLD) (Pheosia portlandia) 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

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