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Species Triphosa haesitata - Tissue Moth - Hodges#7285

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Life Cycle · See Also · Internet References
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 Hydriomenini
Genus Triphosa (Tissue Moths)
Species haesitata (Tissue Moth - Hodges#7285)
Hodges Number
7285
Size
Wingspan circa 39 mm
Identification
Forewing has wavy bands, hindwing is strongly toothed.
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on Buckthorn, Rhamnus.
See Also
Barberry Geometer , Coryphista meadii.
T. haesitata lacks the black discal spot found on Coryphista meadii, just distad of the AM line near the costa.
Internet References
Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands
Maryland Moths
Butterflies and Moths of Southern Vancouver Island
MPG
Contributed by Tony-2 on 20 April, 2005 - 11:42am
Additional contributions by cotinis, J.D. Roberts
Last updated 19 September, 2008 - 2:16pm

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