Identification key to the Notodontidae occurring in the Dakotas

4C3.  (4C1)   Forewing with long  'crisp' black basal dash. Schizura, leptinoides (Grote & Robinson).

4C3.' Fw with smeared basal dash, overall wing pattern streaked.  Oligocentria lignicolor (Walker).

Note: rubbed specimens easily loose the scale tuft along the inner margin and will then key here (with their congeners).
Specimens in good condition will key out from the very first couplet at the beginning of this key. 

4C3." Fw  basal dash reduced to a dark spot, fw with extensive light brown areas. 
        Oligocentria semirufescens (Walkwe).

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Last updated: 04/14/09

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