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Notodontidae 930133 – 7957   Dasylophia anguina (Smith, 1797)              Black-spotted Prominent

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Distribution: Canada: NS west to southeastern SK; USA: ME south to SC and west to NE and eastern TX. - Miller et al. (2021) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: anguina (Smith, 1797) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7957; TL: [Georgia]. cana (Walker, 1869) (Edema); TL: North America. cucullifera (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (Drymonia); TL: [United States]. punctata (Walker, 1865) (Heterocampa); TL: North America. signata (Walker, 1865) (Xylina); TL: North America.

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: 225; pl. A-21, figs. 11, 12; pl. 65, fig. 6 (♂ gen.); pl. 77, figs. 5 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 92, fig. 1 (♀ gen.); pl. L-22, figs. 7, 8 (larva). - order Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 42.24m; p. 252. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths

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