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Limacodidae 57a0086 – 4685   Adoneta spinuloides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)              Purple-crested Slug Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: spinuloides Herrich-Schäffer 1854 (Limacodes) - MONA 1983: 4685 ssp. a. spinuloides Herrich-Schäffer 1854 (Limacodes) - MONA 1983: 4685 ferrigera Walker 1865 (Limacodes) nebulosa Wetherby 1875 (Limacodes) ruptilinea Walker 1865 (Euclea) voluta Clemens 1860 (Adoneta) ssp. b. leucosigma Packard 1865 (Cyclopteryx)

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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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