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Coelodasys apicalis

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Coelodasys apicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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  1. ^ "Schizura apicalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  2. ^ "Coelodasys apicalis Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Coelodasys apicalis". 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.

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