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Notodontidae
930125 – 7949   Elasmia packardii (Morrison, 1875)

DNA - © Charles W. Melton
Distribution: Southern KS south to southern TX and west to southwestern TX - Miller et al. (2021)
Type locality: Waco, Bosque Co., TX.
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Synonymy: Edema packardii Morrison, 1875
Taxonomic Notes: Elasmia packardii (Morrison, 1875), comb. n., was formerly placed in the genus Hippia, Zookeys, 149: 51-67.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Metzler, E. & E.C. Knudson, 2011. A new species of Elasmia Möschler from New Mexico and Texas, and a new subspecies of Elasmia mandela (Druce) from Texas and Oklahoma (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae, Nystaleinae). Zookeys, 149: 51-67.
  • Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2021. Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 202; pl. A-20, figs. 11-15; pl. 63, fig. 4 (♂ gen.); pl. 76, fig. 4 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 90, fig. 5 (♀ gen.); pl. L-21, fig. 3 (larva). - order
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Elasmia packardii
[T] - © Mark Dreiling
Elasmia packardii
DNA - © Ann Hendrickson
Elasmia packardii
DNA - © Ann Hendrickson
Elasmia packardii
[T] - © Jim Eckert
Elasmia packardii
[T] - © Jim Eckert
Elasmia packardii
- LG – © Metzler & Knudson
Elasmia packardii
- LG – © Metzler & Knudson
Elasmia packardii
[T] - 30mm – © Jim Vargo
Elasmia packardii
[T] - LG – © Jim Vargo
Elasmia packardii
© Charles Melton LG

Elasmia packardii
© Charles Melton LG

Elasmia packardii
© Charles Melton LG

Elasmia packardii
© Charles Melton LG


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