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Notodontidae 930128 – 7952   Symmerista canicosta Franclemont, 1946              Red-humped Oakworm

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Distribution: Canada: NS west to MB; USA: ME south to SC and west to eastern ND and MO - Miller et al. (2021) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: canicosta Franclemont, 1946 (Symmerista) - MONA 1983: 7952; TL: New Brighton, PA.

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) 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: 210; pl. A-20, figs. 25-27; pl. 64, fig. 3 (♂ gen.); pl. 76, fig. 8 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 91, fig. 2 (♀ gen.); pl. L-21, figs. 9, 10 (larva). - order Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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