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Notodontidae 930069 – 7977   Heterocampa astarte Doubleday, 1841

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Distribution: All of Florida and coastal VA, NC, SC, GA - Miller et al. (2021); LA - Brou (2011). Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Fagaceae.  Host genera: Quercus.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: astarte Doubleday, 1841 (Heterocampa) - MONA 1983: 7977; TL: St. John's Bluff, FL. chapmanii Grote, 1881 (Heterocampa); TL: Florida. menas (Doubleday, 1869) (Stauropus); TL: St. John's Bluff, FL. perolivata Packard, 1895 (Heterocampa); TL: Fort Monroe, Virginia. picta (Felder, 1874) (Trichotis); TL: "Fl. Amazonas (Bates)".

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. Brou Jr., V.A., 2011. Heterocampa astarte Doubleday, 1841 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) in Louisiana. Southern Lepidopterists' News, 33: 74-75. 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: 70; pl. A-13, figs. 17, 18; pl. 52, fig. 3 (♂ gen.); pl. 69, fig. 9 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 81, fig. 5 (♀ gen.); pl. L-12, figs. 5, 6 (larva). - order 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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