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Erebidae
930496 – 8349   Zanclognatha protumnusalis (Walker, 1859)

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Synonymy:
  • protumnusalis Walker 1859 (Herminia) - MONA 1983: 8349
  • minimalis Grote 1878 (Zanclognatha)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Zanclognatha protumnusalis is part of a complex of at least two species which includes 8349.1 Z. dentata. Zanclognatha minimalis Grote, 1878 was treated as a synonym in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) but is intermediate between Z. dentata and protumnusalis.
    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.
    • Forbes, W.T.M., 1954. Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States, Part III. Noctuidae. Cornell University Agriculture Experimental Station Memoirs, 329: 395-399 (Zanclognatha).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Wagner, D.L. & T.L. McCabe, 2011. A new Zanclognatha from eastern North America and a preliminary key to the larvae of the genus (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Herminiinae). ZooKeys, 149: 89-101.
    Zanclognatha protumnusalis
    © Robin McLeod
    Zanclognatha protumnusalis
    © Steve Walter
    Zanclognatha protumnusalis
    © Steve Nanz
    Zanclognatha protumnusalis
    - 25mm – © Jim Vargo
    Zanclognatha protumnusalis
    - 25mm – © Jim Vargo
    Zanclognatha protumnusalis
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Zanclognatha protumnusalis
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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