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Species Lampropteryx suffumata - Black-banded Carpet - Hodges#7221.5

Representative Images

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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 Cidariini
Genus Lampropteryx
Species suffumata (Black-banded Carpet - Hodges#7221.5)

Hodges Number

7221.5

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Lampropteryx suffumata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Geometra suffumata [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
* phylogenetic sequence #910059

Identification

See deWaard et al. (2008)

Range

Alasks, Brithish Columbia, Alberta

See Also

Antepirrhoe semiatrata lacks row of black triangles on abdomen.

Print References

DeWaard, J.R., B.C. Schmidt, G.G. Anweiler, A. Hausmann, L.E. Humble, 2008. First Canadian records of Lampropteryx suffumata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Geometridae: Larentiinae). Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia. 105: 19-26.

Internet References

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (1)

Works Cited

1.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 28 May, 2017 - 6:35am

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