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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 » Bistonini » Hypagyrtis » Esther Moth - Hodges#6655 (Hypagyrtis esther)
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Esther Moth - Hypagyrtis esther - female
Copyright © 2005 Cotinis

Esther Moth - Hypagyrtis esther - Female
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
August 9, 2004
Found on a lighted window. See comments. Many thanks.
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Contributed by Cotinis on 24 February, 2005 - 7:16am
Last updated 10 April, 2020 - 10:47am

Hypagyrtis esther - Esther Moth (6655)
I just wrote to Bob Belmont asking that he give us a some photos showing variation in H. unipuncta and H. esther for the series of plates we are developing for the Geometridae of North America. I haven't tied this into the plates series index at MPG yet, so save this link for now. Those of you who are willing to provide fresh [frozen] specimens to assist in building this plate series are invited to contact me for details. A season's worth of contributions, especially from those in the Mid-Atlantic States and throughout the South, will help to greatly increase the online resources for this family.
… Bob Patterson, 24 February, 2005 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

Euchlaena sp.?
Looks like a Euchlaena, Geometridae; probably on a MPG plate. Its a female, thread-like antenna and the ovipositor sticking out the rear end.
… A.W. Thomas, 24 February, 2005 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

Variant ?
The color is different but the patterns, the spot, and the shape look a lot like Hypagyrtis I think. Moth Photographers Group and again, and the guide. I can't decide between H. unipunctata and H. esther.
… Bob Duncan, 24 February, 2005 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

 
I was on the correct page
in Covell. I like your id better than mine. Hind wing shape is more Hypagyrtis than Euchlaenea.
… A.W. Thomas, 24 February, 2005 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

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