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Species Nepytia janetae - Hodges#6902

Geometridae - pale, large speckels - Nepytia janetae - male Possible Macaria or Something Near It - Nepytia janetae
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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 Ourapterygini
Genus Nepytia
Species janetae (Nepytia janetae - Hodges#6902)
Hodges Number
6902
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Nepytia janetae Rindge, 1967 (1)
Size
FWL: 15 to 18 mm (1).
Identification
See original description in print references below (1).
Range
Records from Arizona (Apache County) and New Mexico (Catron, Otero, and Socorro County) (1).
Season
Records from June and July (1).
Remarks
The type series was collected at elevations of 8000' or higher (1).
See Also
Nepytia regulata
Print References
Rindge, F.H. 1967. "A New Species of Nepytia from the Southern Rocky Mountains (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 75(2): 74-76 (1).
Internet References
Species page at Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
Species page at The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.A New Species of Nepytia from the Southern Rocky Mountains
Frederick H. Rindge. 1967. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 75(2): 74-76.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 22 July, 2017 - 11:46pm
Last updated 15 December, 2017 - 2:01pm

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