A Key to the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera with special reference to North and South Dakota

A Key to the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera
with special reference to North and South Dakota

8 (7") Hindwing without discal cell, fringe along outer margin > broadest wing width.
Go to 9

Caloptilia negundella (Chambers), moth and hw with long fringe and lacking discal cell..

8' Hw discal cell present, hw fringe at inner angle > 1/4 wing width; fws rectangular or
elongate, rarely lanceolate; CuA2 from distal 1/5th of discal cell unless wings strongly
rectangular. See also 8" below. Go to 10.

Left: Atteva punctella with fw and hw discal cells indicated by blue shading and arrow designating vein Cu1B;
right Pandemis canadana. Fw discal cell indicated by blue shading and arrow designating vein Cu1B

From left to right: Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus), Ochromolopus rampoella (Kearfott), Xylesthia pruniramiella Clemens and Cochyis arthuri Dang.

8" Hw discal cell present; fw with CuA2 arising 1/2 to 2/3 from wing base; fws triangular. Hw fringe at inner angle < 1/3 wing width. Go to 11.

Left: Cerura occidentalis, discal cell indicated by blue shading and arrow designating vein CuA2, note triangular fws
and proximally placed CuA2.. Right: Thridopteryx ephemeraeformis, note triangular fws and more distally placed CuA2.

From left to right: Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer), Protolampra brunneicollis (Grpte),
Hyles lineata (Fabricius) and Phaeoura quernaria (J. E. Smith).

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Last updated: 06/20/07

Dr. Gerald M. Fauske
collection manager, NDSIRC
research specialist, NDSU
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