Coelodasys apicalis

Coelodasys apicalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Subfamily:	Heterocampinae
Genus:	Coelodasys
Species:	C. apicalis
Binomial name
	Coelodasys apicalis; (Grote & Robinson, 1866)
Synonyms
	Schizura apicalis (Grote & Robinson, 1866);

Coelodasys apicalis, the plain schizura, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents). It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1866, and is found in North America.^[1]^[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Coelodasys apicalis is 8009.^[3]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Schizura, but was transferred to Coelodasys as a result of research published in 2021.^[4]

References edit

^ "Schizura apicalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
^ "Coelodasys apicalis Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Coelodasys apicalis". Retrieved 2018-03-19.
^ Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 978-0979663352.

Grote, Aug. R.; Robinson, C. T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2013). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (264): 227–236. doi:10.3897/zookeys.264.4443. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3668382. PMID 23730184.
Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.

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