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Notodontidae
930133 – 7957   Dasylophia anguina (Smith, 1797)
             Black-spotted Prominent

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Distribution: Canada: NS west to southeastern SK; USA: ME south to SC and west to NE and eastern TX. - Miller et al. (2021)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • anguina Smith 1797 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7957; Type locality: [Georgia]
  • cana Walker 1869 (Edema); Type locality: North America
  • cucullifera Herrich-Schäffer 1855 (Drymonia); Type locality: [United States]
  • punctata Walker 1865 (Heterocampa); Type locality: North America
  • signata Walker 1865 (Xylina); Type locality: North America
  • 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, 2021. Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 225; pl. A-21, figs. 11, 12; pl. 65, fig. 6 (♂ gen.); pl. 77, figs. 5 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 92, fig. 1 (♀ gen.); pl. L-22, figs. 7, 8 (larva). - order
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 42.24m; p. 252. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Dasylophia anguina
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    5th instar, 26 days
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