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Notodontidae
930028.1 – 7936   Furcula borealis (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
             White Furcula

© Stephen Creswell
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • borealis Guérin-Méneville 1844 (Dicranura) - MONA 1983: 7936
  • Taxonomic Notes: Furcula borealis, revised status in Miller et al. (2018), was formerly treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian Furcula bicuspis.
    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.
    • Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2018. Drepanoidea, Doidae; Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part): Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, Cerurinae, Phalerinae, Periergosinae, Dudusinae, Hemiceratinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1A: 122; pl. A-4, figs. 12, 13 (order).
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Furcula borealis
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Furcula borealis
    © Steve Walter
    Furcula borealis
    © Matthew Priebe
    Furcula borealis
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Furcula borealis
    © Ken Childs
    Furcula borealis
    © Ken Childs
    Furcula borealis
    40mm – © Jim Vargo
    Furcula borealis
    © Troy Bartlett

    Furcula borealis
    © Bob Barber LG

    Furcula borealis
    © Yurika Alexander LG

    Furcula borealis
    © Siobhan Basile

    Furcula borealis
    © George Smiley LG
    on Wild Cherry (Prunus serotina)
    Furcula borealis
    © George Smiley LG
    after a molt
    Furcula borealis
    © Henning von Schmeling

    Furcula borealis
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Furcula borealis
    © Bob Barber LG


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