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Species Notodonta ochreata - Hodges#7926.2

Notodontidae? - Notodonta ochreata - male
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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)