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Genus Digrammia

Representative Images

Geometrid - Digrammia setonana Curve-lined Angle - Hodges#6362 - Digrammia continuata Lep C 5.24.17 - Digrammia pervolata Moth, - Digrammia 9083865 geo - Digrammia ocellinata 95.072 - Digrammia Rindgea maricopa? - Digrammia colorata Moth - Digrammia neptaria
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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 Digrammia

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Digrammia Gumppenberg, 1887
Semiothisa (in part)
Itame (in part)

Numbers

There are more than 49 species of the genus Digrammia in America north of Mexico. (1)
With 19 species in Canada (CBIF)

Remarks

A number of species formerly placed in either Semiothisa or Itame were included in Digrammia in the 1999 Catalogue, Geometrid Moths of the World by Malcolm Scoble et al. Of the 19 Digrammia species found in Canada, 18 were formerly Semiothisa, and 1 was formerly Itame.

Print References

Ferguson, D.C. 2008. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae.(2)

Internet References

pinned adult image thumbnails of all 19 Digrammia species occurring in Canada (CBIF)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae.
Douglas C. Ferguson . 2008. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 3 April, 2005 - 11:17pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman
Last updated 11 December, 2013 - 4:54pm

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