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

Isturgia dislocaria? - Isturgia dislocaria - male

Moth to black light - Isturgia dislocaria - male

Pale-veined isturgia - Isturgia dislocaria - male

Geometridae - Isturgia dislocaria - male

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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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