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MCZ Entomology 622630

Schizura unicornis (Smith, 1797)

Date Collected:

2006-08-16

North America: United States: Massachusetts: Plymouth | World's End

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ent:622630 JSON-LD

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Current Identification
Schizura unicornis (Smith, 1797)
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Lepidoptera Glossata Heteroneura Noctuoidea Notodontidae Heterocampinae
Common Name(s): Unicorn Caterpillar Moth; chenille licorne; unicorn caterpillar
Determiner: Mark Mello on 2011-12-31
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: ; Determination date is an upper bound. Determinations made by M. Mello

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  • BHI number: BHI-002288
  • field number: WE-MV-2 20.06

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pinned) good in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
collection Boston Harbor Islands Collection [no agent data]
life stage adult By: Mark Mello 2011-12-31

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  • Labels: Specimen Notes: ; ARN 03/28

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Massachusetts
  • County:
  • Plymouth
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7014423 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • World's End
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA: MA, Plymouth, World's End, (WE-MV-2 20.06) 42°15'51.9''N, 70°52'37.8''W 16 August 2006, mercury vapor light coll. J. Rykken
  • Locality Remarks:
  • WP091 MV2,mowed meadow under tall hardwoods
  • Georeference:
  • 42.2644166, -70.877166 (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Jessica Rykken on 2006-08-16 (Source: GPS)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (42° 15′ 52″ N  70° 52′ 38″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2006-08-16
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 16 August 2006
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • 8pm-11pm; on mowed lawn under tall tree canopy; breezy
  • Collecting Event/Field Number:
  • WE-MV-2 20.06 (Boston Harbor Islands ATBI Samples of Boston Harbor Islands Terrestrial Invertebrate ATBI Team)
  • Collector:
  • Jessica Rykken

  • None

  • None

  • [Masked]

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