''Macrurocampa marthesia'', the mottled prominent, is a species of prominent moth in the family
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, espe ...
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It was
described by
Pieter Cramer in 1780 and is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Macrurocampa marthesia'' is 7975.][Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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References
* 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
* Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests Link - https://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/Caterpillars_of_Eastern_Forests.pdf
Notodontidae
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