25 Jan 2015 - A bar code is the DNA base pair sequence, for a standard mitochondrial gene (CO1), that is unique to a species. A bar code obtained from a white witch moth would make it possible to quickly determine whether a larva or pupa was in fact T. agrippina.
As it happens, a bar code for a single specimen of T. agripinna exists.
From specimen collected in French Guiana - http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=LNOUF707-11
Thysania zenobia bar codes have been obtained for many specimens, e.g.: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXG254-07
As it happens, a bar code for a single specimen of T. agripinna exists.
From specimen collected in French Guiana - http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=LNOUF707-11
Thysania zenobia bar codes have been obtained for many specimens, e.g.: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=MHMXG254-07