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Notodontidae
930074 – 7982   Heterocampa varia Walker, 1855
Distribution Data for Heterocampa varia
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Distribution: MA south to southern FL and west to MO, OK and TX - Miller et al. (2021)
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Synonymy:
  • varia Walker 1855 (Heterocampa) - MONA 1983: 7982; Type locality: [not given]
  • baryspus Dyar 1921 (Disphragis); Type locality: Tryon, NC
  • georgiana Dyar 1921 (Disphragis); Type locality: Georgia, Florida
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • 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: 73; pl. A-13, figs. 26-28; pl. 52, fig. 6 (♂ gen.); pl. 69, fig. 12 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 81, fig. 8 (♀ gen.); pl. L-12, fig. 9, 10 (larva). - order
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Heterocampa varia
    45mm – © Jim Vargo
    Heterocampa varia
    54mm – © Jim Vargo
    Heterocampa varia
    © Karen Chiasson LG

    Heterocampa varia
    © Karen Chiasson LG

    Heterocampa varia
    © Karen Chiasson LG


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