Biology:Coelodasys apicalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Coelodasys apicalis
Schizura apicalis P1620869a.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Coelodasys
Species:
C. apicalis
Binomial name
Coelodasys apicalis
(Grote & Robinson, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Schizura apicalis (Grote & Robinson, 1866)

Coelodasys apicalis, the plain schizura, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents). It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1866, and is found in North America.[1][2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Coelodasys apicalis is 8009.[3]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Schizura, but was transferred to Coelodasys as a result of research published in 2021.[4]

References

  1. "Schizura apicalis". https://www.gbif.org/species/5118938. Retrieved 2018-03-19. 
  2. "Coelodasys apicalis Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/39766. Retrieved 2018-03-19. 
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Coelodasys apicalis". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8009. Retrieved 2018-03-19. 
  4. Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 978-0979663352. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q13481509 entry