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Genus Xanthorhoe

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Moth - Xanthorhoe lacustrata Moth on Bark - Xanthorhoe ferrugata Illinois data point - Xanthorhoe lacustrata 31 Xanthorhoe defensaria - Western Red Twin-spot 7386 - Xanthorhoe defensaria 1189 Xanthorhoe defensaria - Western Red Twin-spot Moth 7386 - Xanthorhoe defensaria - male Carpet Moth - Xanthorhoe ferrugata Xanthorhoe pontiaria (T) - Xanthorhoe Xanthorhoe sp - Xanthorhoe
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Larentiinae
Tribe Xanthorhoini
Genus Xanthorhoe
Other Common Names
several species have "Carpet" in their common name
Numbers
27 species in North America (Nearctica.com)
20 species in Canada (CBIF)
Range
represented througout North America, north to the arctic
Internet References
pinned adult images of 18 of the 20 species occurring in Canada (CBIF)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 12 February, 2005 - 2:58pm

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