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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 » Lithinini » Tacparia » Pale Alder Moth - Hodges#6807 (Tacparia detersata)
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Geometridae: Unknown Specimen - Tacparia detersata
Copyright © 2014 Carl Barrentine

Geometridae: Unknown Specimen - Tacparia detersata
Turtle River State Park, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
June 26, 2014
Size: Wingspread ~ 2.3 cm
Hmmm...this specimen has an Ennominae-like look to it. I'll return to try and identify it a bit later.
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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 26 June, 2014 - 2:03pm
Last updated 11 February, 2016 - 9:55am

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.
… Carl Barrentine, 11 February, 2016 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

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Carl, did you consider the Genus Tacparia, particularly which has ranged West in Canada?
… A. Hendrickson, 11 February, 2016 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, A. Hendrickson!
It appears that I must have figured it out in 2015 (see link), but neglected to return to this 2014 image. Thanks for the FYI! I'll move the image to the species level. ;-)

http://bugguide.net/adv_search/bgsearch.php?taxon=41088&location[]=MN
… Carl Barrentine, 11 February, 2016 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
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Sorry I did not see that!
… A. Hendrickson, 11 February, 2016 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

 
I missed it, too!
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… Carl Barrentine, 11 February, 2016 - 10:14am login or register to post comments

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