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Species Notodonta ochreata - Hodges#7926.2

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Notodontidae? - Notodonta ochreata - male Notodonta - Notodonta ochreata
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Subfamily Notodontinae
Genus Notodonta
Species ochreata (Notodonta ochreata - Hodges#7926.2)

Hodges Number

7926.2

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Notodonta ochreata Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
Phylogenetic Sequence # 930015

Identification

Characterized by MONA Fascicle 22.1A as not having a smooth, blended pattern as in N. manitou. Instead ochreata has an uneven, dirty look with the costal area between reniform and PM line standing out with a rough, charcoal black patch against the light ground color.

Range

Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming

Remarks

Hodges #7926.2 Notodonta ochreata Barnes & McDunnough, 1912, formerly treated as a variety of 7926 Notodonta scitipennis Walker, 1862, is raised to full species status, MONA Fascicle 22.1A: 87. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 9 April, 2019 - 5:14am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 28 March, 2022 - 9:19pm

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