Coelodasys errucata is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents).[1] It was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906, and is found in North America.

Coelodasys errucata
Coelodasys errucata, Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Coelodasys
Species:
C. errucata
Binomial name
Coelodasys errucata
(Dyar, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Schizura errucata Dyar, 1906

The MONA or Hodges number for Coelodasys errucata is 8008.

This species was formerly a member of the genus Schizura, but was transferred to Coelodasys as a result of research published in 2021.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Coelodasys errucata Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Coelodasys errucata". Retrieved 2018-04-11.

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