Hepialidae
110017 –
0019 Sthenopis purpurascens
(Packard, 1863)
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| Distribution: |
Across Canada and apparently south to Arizona along the Rockies. Several specimens collected from Apache County, AZ (Ron Wielgus, in lit., 26iv2015). |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
purpurascens (Packard, 1863) (Gorgopis) - MONA 1983: 0019quadriguttatus (Grote, 1864) (Gorgopis)semiauratus Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893 (Sthenopis)
Type locality: "Great Slave Lake", Northwest Territory. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Sthenopis purpurascens (Packard, 1863): This species includes the former species 0020 - Sthenopis quadriguttatus (Grote, 1864). |
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| 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.
- Grote, A.R., 1864. Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera, No. 3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 3: 73.
- Packard, A.S., 1863. On Synthetic Types in Insects. Boston Journal of Natural History, 7: 598.
- Packard, A.S., 1864. Synopsis of the Bombycidae of the United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 3: 392.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 13.1f; p. 36. Book Review and ordering
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
- Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
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© Jason Dombroskie
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93mm – © Chris Grinter
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© Gary Anweiler
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