Furcula scolopendrina

Furcula scolopendrina, the zigzag furcula moth or poplar kitten moth, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae.^[1][2] It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1869 and is found in North America.^[2]

Furcula scolopendrina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Furcula
Species:	F. scolopendrina
Binomial name
Furcula scolopendrina (Boisduval, 1869)

The MONA or Hodges number for Furcula scolopendrina is 7940.^[3][4]

References

1. "Furcula scolopendrina Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
2. "Furcula scolopendrina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
3. Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
4. "Furcula scolopendrina, Zigzag Furcula Moth - Hodges 7940". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-02-01.

• 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.

External links

• insectidentification.org, Zig-Zag Furcula Moth