Four-spotted Gluphisia Moth
Gluphisia avimacula Hudson, 1891
Four-spotted Gluphisia Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7275
Synonyms
Hodges #7933 
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6 Records

Status

"Rare in MD. A northern species, perhaps at or near its southern range limit in MD" (Glaser, 2005).

Relationships

Larval host plants are Quaking Aspen, possibly Bigtooth Aspen, and possibly other poplar species (Miller et al., 2018).

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Gluphisia avimacula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Tribe: Dicranurini
Genus: Gluphisia
Species:
G. avimacula
Binomial name
Gluphisia avimacula
Hudson, 1891

Gluphisia avimacula, the four-spotted gluphisium or avimacula pebble, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents).[1][2][3][4] It was first described by George H. Hudson[5] in 1891 and it is found in North America.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gluphisia avimacula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ "Gluphisia avimacula species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ "Gluphisia avimacula". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ^ "Gluphisia avimacula Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. ^ Hudson, Geo. H. (October 1891). "A New Gluphisia". Entomological News: 155.

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