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Species Furcula wileyi - Hodges#7937.3

Furcula wileyi
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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 Cerurinae
Genus Furcula
Species wileyi (Furcula wileyi - Hodges#7937.3)
Hodges Number
7937.3
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Furcula wileyi (Dyrar, 1922)
Cerura wileyi Dyar, 1922
Explanation of Names
Furcula wileyi (Dyrar, 1922), described as a subspecies of Furcula cinerea (Walker, 1865), is elevated to full species status in Miller et al. (2018) (1).
Identification
Similar to Furcula cinerea, which occurs farther east, and F. cinerioides wich occurs farther west, especially coastally; can be recognized by location but also narrower wings.
Range
Plains near the Front Range, especially in southern Alberta, likely more widespread than currently known (1).
Food
Unknown.
Life Cycle
Unknown.
Print References
Dyar, H.G., 1922. New forms of Cerura. Insecutor inscitiae menstruus, 10: 174.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 22.1A
Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine. 2018. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Ryan St Laurent on 10 July, 2020 - 7:17pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 11 July, 2020 - 3:22am

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