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A new Dryocampa species (Saturniidae: Caeratocampinae) from the hill country of Texas: not everything in Texas is big

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2023
Authors:D. L. Wagner, Cain, D. L., Peigler, R. S.
Journal:Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
Volume:77
Issue:3
Start Page:159
Pagination:159-168
Date Published:09/2023
Keywords:BARCODING, CATALOGUE, COI, DRYOCAMPA, EUPLEMIDAE, FEMALE GENITALIA, FOODPLANT, ICHNEUMONIDAE, IMMATURE STAGES, MALE GENITALIA, PARASITOIDS, SATURNIIDAE, TACHINIDAE, USA
Abstract:

"Dryocampa kendalli n. sp.—a diminutive North American saturniid—is described from buckeye-rich bottomlands of the Hill Country of Texas. Adults have subdued yellow and pink maculation and often a dusky aspect that distinguishes them from their eastern sister species D. rubicunda. While the new species COI barcode differs from that of D. rubicunda by only 1.3%, the adult, larva, and hostplant association differ from those of D. rubicunda. The adult, eggs, larva, and genitalia of the new species are illustrated and its life history briefly characterized."

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