Moth Photographers Group – Cycnia collaris

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930402 – 8229 Cycnia collaris (Fitch, 1857)

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Apocynaceae[Asclepiadaceae] Fabaceae Vitaceae. Host genera: Asclepias Cissus Pisum. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	collaris (Fitch, 1857) (Hyphantria) - MONA 1983: [NEW] inopinatus (Edwards, 1882) (Euchetes) - MONA 1983: [8228] nivalis (Stretch, 1906) (Euchaetes) pudens (Edwards, 1882) (Euchaetes) - MONA 1983: [8229] tenerosa (Dyar, 1913) (Ammalo)
Taxonomic Notes:	Cycnia collaris (Fitch, 1857) includes as synonyms 8228 Cycnia inopinatus and 8229.1 Cycnia tenerosa in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZooKeys. 527: 134.

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.
Edwards, H., 1882. New species of Heterocera. Papilio: The organ of the New York Entomological Club, 2: 13.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
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)
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