Ditrysia
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Boggs, C. L., W. B. Watt, and P. R. Ehrlich, eds. 2003. Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight. University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.
Dugdale, J. S., N. P. Kristensen, G. S. Robinson, and M. J. Scoble. 1999. The smaller Microlepidoptera-grade superfamilies. Pages 217-232 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.
Fänger, H. 1999. Comparative morphology of tergal phragmata occurring in the thoraco-abdominal junction of ditrysian Lepidoptera (Insecta). Zoomorphology 119:163–183.
Kristensen, N. P. and A. W. Skalski. 1999. Phylogeny and paleontology. Pages 7-25 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.
Minet, J. 1991. Tentative Reconstruction of the ditrysian phylogeny (Lepidiptera, Gloassata). Entomologica Scandinavica 22(1):69-95.
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Wahlberg, N., M. F. Braby, A. V. Z. Brower, R. de Jong, M.-M. Lee, S. Nylin, N. E. Pierce, F. A. H. Sperling, R. Vila, A. D. Warren, and E. Zakharov. 2005. Synergistic effects of combining morphological and molecular data in resolving the phylogeny of butterflies and skippers. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 272:1577-1586.
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Scientific Name | Danaus eresimus |
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Location | Bentsen Rio Grande State Park, Texas, USA |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | Soldier |
Source Collection | Flickr |
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© 2006 Patrick Coin
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Scientific Name | Megalopyge opercularis |
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Location | Durham County, North Carolina USA |
Comments | Identified with Covell, Field Guide to the Moths and other sources. Plumose antennae indicate this is a male. See source. |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Identified By | Patrick Coin |
Behavior | Found at a lighted wall. |
Sex | Male |
Life Cycle Stage | adult (imago) |
View | dorsal |
Size | circa 30 mm wingspan (estimate) |
Source | Photo#4905 |
Source Collection | BugGuide.Net |
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Copyright |
© 2004 Patrick Coin
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