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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).
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Synonymy:
  • astarte Doubleday 1841 (Heterocampa) - MONA 1983: 7977; Type locality: St. John's Bluff, FL
  • chapmanii Grote 1881 (Heterocampa); Type locality: Florida
  • menas Doubleday 1869 (Stauropus); Type locality: St. John's Bluff, FL
  • perolivata Packard 1895 (Heterocampa); Type locality: Fort Monroe, Virginia
  • picta Felder 1874 (Trichotis); Type locality: "Fl. Amazonas (Bates)"
  • 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.
    • 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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