Zygaenidae
57a0026 –
4619 Triprocris cyanea
Barnes & McDunnough, 1910
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Nyctaginaceae[none_specified]. Host genera: .none_specified. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
Description/
Field Marks: |
Forewing veins R2 and R3 are stalked and not separate - Barnes & McDunnough (1910). |
| Similar Species: |
- 57a0027 Triprocris lustrans: is larger, WS: 31mm.
- 57a0024 Triprocris smithsoniana: has forewing veins R2 and R3 separate and not stalked - Barnes & McDunnough (1910).
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
cyanea Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 (Triprocris) - MONA 1983: 4619; TL: "Santa Catalina Mts., Babaquivera Mts., Ariz.". |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Triprocris cyanea Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 was placed in the genus Harrisina in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). Current generic placement follows Tarmann (1984), Entomofauna Supplement. 2(1): 1-176, and Tarmann & Drouet (2015), Jour. Lepid. Soc. 69(3), 209-235. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1910. New species and varieties of North American Lepidoptera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 18(3): 162.
- 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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