Adoneta is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae. The genus was erected by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. There are at least four described species in Adoneta.[2][3][4]
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| Adoneta spinuloides | |
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| Genus: | Adoneta Clemens, 1860
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Species edit
- Adoneta bicaudata Dyar, 1904 (long-horned slug moth)
- Adoneta gemina Dyar, 1906
- Adoneta pygmaea Grote & Robinson, 1868
- Adoneta spinuloides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) (purple-crested slug moth)
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (9 December 2011). "Adoneta Clemens, 1860". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Adoneta genus information". BugGuide. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Adoneta report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "660041.00 – 4683 – Adoneta pygmaea – Grote & Robinson, 1868". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
Further reading edit
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
External links edit
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