Adoneta gemina

Dyar, 1906

Adoneta gemina is a of slug caterpillar in the Limacodidae, first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906 from southern Texas. It belongs to the superfamily Zygaenoidea, a group that includes flannel moths, slug caterpillar moths, and leaf skeletonizer moths. The species has been assigned MONA/Hodges number 4682. As a member of the Limacodidae family, its larvae are expected to have the reduced and slug-like crawling form characteristic of this group, though specific larval descriptions for this species are not documented in available sources.

Adoneta gemina by David L. Wagner, University of Connecticut. Used under a Public domain license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Adoneta gemina: /ˌæd.əˈniː.tə ˈdʒɛm.ɪ.nə/

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Distribution

Southern Texas (type locality). The has been recorded in the United States, with 189 observations documented on iNaturalist.

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Taxonomic History

Described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906 from specimens collected in southern Texas. The specific epithet 'gemina' is Latin for 'twin' or 'double', though the reason for this choice was not stated in the original description.

Collection Records

The has 189 documented observations on iNaturalist, suggesting it is not exceptionally rare, though detailed biological studies appear limited.