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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Nystaleinae » Nystalea » Nystalea eutalanta - Hodges#7947 (Nystalea eutalanta)

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Copyright © 2011 Robert Pilla

Nystalea ebalea - Nystalea eutalanta

Palmetto Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
November 24, 2011

Nystalea ebalea: ID provided by David Wagner
Defensive posture

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Contributed by robert pilla on 3 December, 2011 - 11:22pm
Last updated 5 September, 2017 - 2:02pm

Moved to Nystalea eutalanta

Moved from Nystalea ebalea.

The status of Nystalea eutalanta as a valid species has gone back and forth. Currently examples of N. ebalea in FL are treated as N. eutalanta. However, BOLD data tells a different story. FL specimens barcode as N. ebalea with the exception of one specimen which may or may not be true N. eutalanta. Per Lafontaine and Schmidt, pers. comm. 7/5/2017, more work needs to be done. I understand that the next MONA fascicle will continue the status quo but that could change.

… Steve Nanz, 5 September, 2017 - 2:02pm

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Moved

Moved from Nystalea ebalea.

… Maury J. Heiman, 11 April, 2013 - 1:53am

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Moved

Moved from Nystalea.

… Maury J. Heiman, 11 April, 2013 - 1:53am

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

Identified by David Wagner or from the book?
What is the plant you found it on?
Thanks

… Maury J. Heiman, 4 December, 2011 - 12:31pm

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ID

Maury,

He gave me the ID personally via email. I sent him a copy of the photo. The plant is a Poison Wood (metopium toxiferum). One of these days I need to acquire some of David's books.

… robert pilla, 4 December, 2011 - 12:48pm

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Nystalea eutalanta?

Nystalea ebalea is not listed by Lafontaine and Schmidt. Was N. eutalanta considered? The two are shown as each others closest relatives at BOLD. The adults are nearly identical. Would it be possible to get an update on this from David Wagner?

Also, may we have permission to use this image at MPG?

… Steve Nanz, 21 July, 2017 - 4:46am

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what was the host plant?

Thanks

… Maury J. Heiman, 3 December, 2011 - 11:47pm

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Image Location

No worries, I was not sure how to put the image in the correct place so i put it here in the "to be identified"

… robert pilla, 3 December, 2011 - 11:48pm

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