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Limacodidae 57a0091 – 4688   Monoleuca occidentalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: occidentalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 (Monoleuca) - MONA 1983: 4688 disconcolorata Barnes & Benjamin, 1925 (Monoleuca) fieldi Barnes & Benjamin, 1925 (Monoleuca) Taxonomic Notes: Monoleuca occidentalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 includes as a synonym 4686 Monoleuca disconcolorata Barnes & Benjamin, 1925 and Monoleuca fieldi Barnes & Benjamin, 1925 in Epstein & Becker (1993), Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 10: 301.

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. Epstein, M. E. & V. O. Becker, 1993. Combinations and Synonymies in New World Limacodidae, Megalopygidae, Lasiocampidae and Arctiidae (Lepidoptera). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 10: 289-319. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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