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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Caberini » Chloraspilates

Genus Chloraspilates

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Print References · Works Cited
Chloraspilates bicoloraria - male Chloraspilates bicoloraria - male Geometrid - Chloraspilates bicoloraria - female moth - Chloraspilates bicoloraria - male Female, Bicolored Chloraspilates? - Chloraspilates bicoloraria - female Chloraspilates bicoloraria - female Please help us to identify this moth. - Chloraspilates bicoloraria - female Chloraspilates minima? - Chloraspilates minima - female
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Ennominae
Tribe Caberini
Genus Chloraspilates
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chloraspilates Packard, 1876
Explanation of Names
Chloraspilates is derived from Greek meaning "green strained".(1)
Numbers
Two Chloraspilates species occur in America north of Mexico.
Size
Wingspan 18-24 mm, based on several Internet photos
Range
Southwestern United States: California to Texas, north to Colorado.
Print References
Packard, A. S. 1876. A monograph of the geometrid moths or Phalaenidae of the United States. Rep. U.S. Geol. Geog. Surv. Territ. 10:211
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 28 July, 2007 - 4:51am
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 17 March, 2013 - 2:33pm

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