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Macrurocampa gigantea

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Macrurocampa gigantea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Macrurocampa
Species:
M. gigantea
Binomial name
Macrurocampa gigantea
(Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Litodonta gigantea

Macrurocampa gigantea is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents).[1][2] It was first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in and it is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Macrurocampa gigantea is 7972.[3]

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

References

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  1. ^ "Litodonta gigantea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ "Macrurocampa gigantea Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Macrurocampa gigantea". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  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.

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