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Notodontidae 930069 – 7977   Heterocampa astarte Doubleday, 1841

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Distribution: All of Florida and coastal VA, NC, SC, GA - Miller et al. (2021); LA - Brou (2011). Type locality (astarte): St. John's Bluff, FL. Type locality (picta): "Fl. Amazonas (Bates)". Type locality (menas): St. John's Bluff, FL. Type locality (chapmanii): Florida. Type locality (perolivata): Fort Monroe, Virginia. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Heterocampa astarte Doubleday, 1841 • Heterocampa chapmanii Grote, 1881 • Stauropus menas Doubleday, 1869 • Heterocampa obliqua var. perolivata Packard, 1895 • Trichotis picta Felder, 1874

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Brou Jr., V.A., 2011. Heterocampa astarte Doubleday, 1841 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) in Louisiana. Southern Lepidopterists' News, 33: 74-75. Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2021. Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 70; pl. A-13, figs. 17, 18; pl. 52, fig. 3 (♂ gen.); pl. 69, fig. 9 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 81, fig. 5 (♀ gen.); pl. L-12, figs. 5, 6 (larva). - order Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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