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Species Erannis tiliaria - Linden Looper - Hodges#6665

Geometer cat on hickory - Erannis tiliaria

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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 Ennominae

Tribe Bistonini

Genus Erannis

Species tiliaria (Linden Looper - Hodges#6665)

Hodges Number

6665

Size

wingspan about 36 mm, based on Moth Photographers Group specimen

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group pinned adult specimen

Moth Photographers Group living adult specimen

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 10 December, 2005 - 9:14pm
Additional contributions by anitagould
Last updated 30 March, 2006 - 10:44am

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