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Erebidae 930610.5 – 8547   Rusicada privata (Walker, 1865)              Hibiscus-leaf Caterpillar

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: privata (Walker, 1865) (Gonitis) commoda (Butler, 1878) (Gonitis) griseolineata Warren, 1913 (Rusicada) subfulvida Warren, 1913 (Rusicada) Taxonomic Notes: Rusicada privata (Walker, 1865), formerly in the genus Anomis, Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys, 527: 135, includes as a synonym 8547 Anomis commoda, Sugi et al. (1992).

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) Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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