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Elasmia insularis

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Elasmia insularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Elasmia
Species:
E. insularis
Binomial name
Elasmia insularis
(Grote, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Edema insularis Grote, 1866
  • Hippia insularis
  • Elasmia lignosa Möschler 1886

Elasmia insularis is a species of moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Cuba. It has been recorded from Texas, but these are probably misidentifications and the species is not thought to be present in the United States.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Metzler, Eric; Knudson, Edward (2011-11-24). "A new species of Elasmia Möschler from New Mexico and Texas, and a new subspecies of Elasmia mandela (Druce) from Texas and Oklahoma (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae, Nystaleinae)". ZooKeys (149): 51–67. Bibcode:2011ZooK..149...51M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.1519. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 22207794.
  2. ^ "Elasmia insularis Grote 1866, comb. n." Plazi TreatmentBank. Retrieved 2024-08-22.