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Notodontidae 930126 – 7950 – Elasmia cave Metzler, 2011

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Elasmia cave Metzler, 2011, sp. n., includes as a synonym Elasmia insularis of authors; (not Grote, 1866); Elasmia insularis (Grote, 18660), n. comb., a species described from Cuba, is extralimital. Zookeys, 149: 56.

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Metzler, E. & E.C. Knudson, 2011. A new species of Elasmia Möschler from New Mexico and Texas, and a new subspecies of Elasmia mandela (Druce) from Texas and Oklahoma (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae, Nystaleinae). ZooKeys, 149: 51-67. Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2021. Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 203; pl. A-20, figs. 16, 17; pl. 63, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 76, fig. 5 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 90, fig. 6 (♀ gen.); pl. L-21, fig. 4 (larva). (PDF (no fee) or order book) Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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