Identification key to the Arctiidae occurring in the Dakotas

11. (9a) Hindwing pink with gray outer margin.  Cisthene barnesii (Dyar). 

11a.  Hw shades of gray to yellowish white.  Go to 12.

12 (11a).  Frons bulging, proboscis atrophied, fw length > 14 mm. 
Brucea pulverulenta  (Neum.).*

12a.  Frons not bulging, proboscis well developed, fw length < 12 mm.                    
 Clemensia albata Packard.*

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Last updated: 08/07/04

Gerald M. Fauske
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