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930402 – 8229   Cycnia collaris (Fitch, 1857)

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • collaris Fitch 1857 (Hyphantria)
  • inopinatus Edwards 1882 (Euchetes)
  • nivalis Stretch 1906 (Euchaetes)
  • pudens Edwards 1882 (Euchaetes)
  • tenerosa Dyar 1913 (Ammalo)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Cycnia collaris (Fitch, 1857) includes as synonyms 8228 Cycnia inopinatus and 8229.1 Cycnia tenerosa in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys. 527: 134.
    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.
    • Edwards, H., 1882. New species of Heterocera. Papilio: The organ of the New York Entomological Club, 2: 13.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Cycnia collaris
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    Cycnia collaris
    © Gretchen Grammer
    Cycnia collaris
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    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Cycnia collaris
    26mm – © Jim Vargo
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    26mm – © Jim Vargo
    Cycnia collaris
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    Cycnia collaris
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    Cycnia collaris
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