Notodontidae
930029.20 –
7939.1
– Furcula furcula
(Clerck, 1759)
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| Distribution: |
Alberta and British Columbia southward along both slopes of the Rockies to southern New Mexico, MONA Fascicle 22.1A: 138. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Phalaena furcula Clerck, 1759
• Cerura decorum Dyar, 1922
• Cerura gigans McDunnough, 1922 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Furcula furcula (Clerck, 1759) is added to the list and includes as synonyms F. occidentalis gigans and F. o. decorum. This name was previously treated as a senior synonym of 7939 Furcula occidentalis (Lintner, 1878) by Schintlmeister (2008, 2013) and Becker (2014). Both furcula and occidentalis are now recognized in the North American fauna north of Mexico, MONA Fascicle 22.1A: 126. |
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| References |
- Clerck, 1759. Icones Insectorum Rariorum, 1: pl. 9, fig. 9.
- 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: 126; pl. A-4, figs. 21-24 (order).
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
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