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Genus Ceratodalia

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160 Ceratodalia gueneata [T] 7221 - Ceratodalia gueneata Butterfly or Moth? - Ceratodalia gueneata 775 Ceratodalia gueneata 7221 - Ceratodalia gueneata - female Ceratodalia gueneata 1984 Ceratodalia gueneata 7221 - Ceratodalia gueneata Geometrid Moth - Ceratodalia gueneata moth Stanwood WA - Ceratodalia gueneata Moth at Cassie's house - Ceratodalia gueneata - 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 Larentiinae
Tribe Hydriomenini
Genus Ceratodalia
Numbers
1 species in North America listed at All-Leps
Size
wingspan 23-24 mm, based on two Internet photos
Identification
Adult: forewing brownish-gray, paler along costa and outer margin; PM line triple but not visible in all specimens; AM line double; ST line with 3 or 4 large dark teeth near costa; fringe pale except for dark scaling at veins, giving checkered appearance; hindwing slightly paler than forewing, with white PM line; fringe checkered; outer margin protruding, slightly angular
Range
western North America: British Columbia and Alberta to Colorado and California
Season
adults fly mostly in July and August
Internet References
pinned adult image of C. gueneata (CBIF)
pinned adult image of C. gueneata plus photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
13 pinned adult images and collection site map (All-Leps)
presence in California; list of 28 specimen records with dates and locations (U. of California at Berkeley)
presence in Colorado; list (U. of Colorado)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 30 July, 2007 - 11:02pm

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