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Euteliidae
931105.3 – 8968.2   Marathyssa furcata (Walker, 1865)
             Florida Eutelia

© Charles W. Melton
Distribution: USA: TX to AZ.
Similar Species:
  • Marathyssa pyrastis (Hampson, 1905) is fould in FL.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • furcata Walker 1865 (Penicillaria) - MONA 1983: 8968.1
  • distracta Walker 1865 (Eutelia)
  • nattereri Felder & Rogenhofer 1898 (Eutelia)
  • pertanda Dyar 1925 (Eutelia)
  • piratica Schaus 1940 (Eutelia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Marathyssa furcata (Walker, 1865), new combination following Zahiri et al. (2023), was formerly in the genus Eutelia.
    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.
    • Zahiri, R., J.D. Holloway, J. Rota, B. C. Schmidt, M.J. Pellinen, I. Kitching J., S.E. Miller & N. Wahlberg, 2023. Evolutionary history of Euteliidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Systematic Entomology , 48(3): 445-462.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Marathyssa furcata
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    Marathyssa furcata
    [01-SRNP-12717] – © Janzen & Hallwachs
    Marathyssa furcata
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    Marathyssa furcata
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