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Notodontidae 930138 – 8031   Phryganidia californica Packard, 1864              California Oak Moth

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Distribution: USA: OR south to southern CA. - Miller et al. (2021) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: californica Packard, 1864 (Phryganidia) - MONA 1983: 8031; TL: San Mateo, CA.

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: 237; pl. A-21, figs. 27, 28; pl. 67, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 78, figs. 1 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 93, fig. 1 (♀ gen.); pl. L-23, fig. 7 (larva). - order Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 42.26m; p. 252. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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