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Species Coelodasys conspecta - Hodges#8007.1

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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 Heterocampinae
Genus Coelodasys
Species conspecta (Coelodasys conspecta - Hodges#8007.1)
Hodges Number
8007.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coelodasys conspecta (Edwards, 1875)
Heterocampa conspecta Edwards, 1875
Explanation of Names
Coelodasys conspecta (Edwards, 1875), rev. stat. in Miller et al. (2021) (1), was formerly treated as a synonym of Coelodasys unicornis (Smith, 1797).
Range
Canada: southern BC; USA: Washington to southern CA (1)
Type locality: Napa Co., CA.
Print References
Edwards, H., 1874. Pacific Coast Lepidoptera, No. 8. On the transformations of some species of Heterocera, not previously described. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 5: 366.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
Works Cited
1.Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae
Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine. 2021. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 1-443.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 22 March, 2022 - 12:52pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 26 March, 2022 - 2:59pm

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