Furcula scolopendrina, the zigzag furcula moth or poplar kitten moth, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae.[1][2] It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1869 and is found in North America.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Furcula |
| Species: | F. scolopendrina
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| Binomial name | |
| Furcula scolopendrina (Boisduval, 1869)
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The MONA or Hodges number for Furcula scolopendrina is 7940.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Furcula scolopendrina Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ a b "Furcula scolopendrina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Furcula scolopendrina, Zigzag Furcula Moth - Hodges 7940". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1-239.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
External links
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