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Species Isturgia dislocaria - Pale-veined Isturgia Moth - Hodges#6419

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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 Macariini
Genus Isturgia
Species dislocaria (Pale-veined Isturgia Moth - Hodges#6419)
Hodges Number
6419
Other Common Names
formerly Pale-veined Enconista
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Isturgia dislocaria (Packard, 1876)
Orig. Comb: Semiothisa dislocaria Packard 1876
Syn: Enconista dislocaria (Packard 1876)
* phylogenetic sequence #190400
Numbers
The only species in this genus in North America. (1)
Size
wingspan about 25 mm
Identification
forewing light brown with 3 dark brown squarish spots evenly spaced along the costa; wing veins pale yellowish or white, providing contrast even against the wing's light ground color; brown speckling concentrated mostly along the costa and wingtips
hindwing similarly colored but with a single dark line crossing the wing at two-thirds its length

Det. J. & J. Balaban, 2016
Range
Arizona to Florida and north to Quebec and then wsw to Nebraska (MPG)
Habitat
grassy meadows
Season
mostly Mar-Jul (longer in TX & FL) (MPG)
Food
common host: hackberry (Celtis, Ulmaceae) (2)
Life Cycle
Larva, larva, larva, adult
Remarks
An uncommon to rare species designated as "S1?" in Ontario and tracked by the Natural Heritage Information Centre. Status elsewhere is unknown. Any info appreciated.
Print References
Ferguson, D.C. 2008. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae (part: Abaxini, Cassymini, Macariini) p. 57; pl. 1.37-41.(1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - species account with collection map and photos of pinned adults.
iNaturalist
Maryland Biodiversity Project
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae.
Douglas C. Ferguson . 2008. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.Geometroid Caterpillars of Northeastern and Appalachian Forests
Wagner, David; Ferguson, Douglas; McCabe, Timothy; Reardon, Richard. 2001. Forest Service, US Dept of Agriculture.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 12 February, 2005 - 2:41pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, Maury Heiman, marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 12 May, 2024 - 8:16am

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