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Erebidae 930215.1 – 8098.2   Clemensia umbrata Packard, 1872              Little Shaded Lichen Moth

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Distribution: NS west Pacific coast and south into central CA, northern ID, northern Great Lakes, VT and southern Appalachians, ZooKeys, 788: 44. Seasonality and Size: July to early August Genitalia: See ZooKeys, 788: 39-55. Similar Species: 8098 Clemensia albata, 8098.1 Clemensia ochreata, 8098.2 C. umbrata are best separated by differences in genitalia where ranges overlap. See flight times. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: umbrata Packard 1872 (Clemensia) irrorata Edwards 1873 (Clemensia) Taxonomic Notes: Clemensia umbrata Packard, 1872 is raised from synonymy of 8098 C. albata, ZooKeys, 788: 42.

References

Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Schmidt, B.C. & J.B. Sullivan, 2018. Three species in one: a revision of Clemensia albata Packard (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini). ZooKeys, 788: 39-55. Schmidt, B.C., J.D. Lafontaine & J.T. Troubridge, 2018. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV. ZooKeys, 788: 241-252. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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