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Species Philedia punctomacularia - Hodges#6802

Classification · Hodges Number · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Internet References · Works Cited
927a Philedia punctomacularia 6802 - Philedia punctomacularia Philedia punctomacularia - female Moth - Philedia punctomacularia Philedia punctomacularia Philedia punctomacularia 6802 - Philedia punctomacularia Philedia punctomacularia Moth - Philedia punctomacularia Philedia punctomacularia - female
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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 Lithinini
Genus Philedia
Species punctomacularia (Philedia punctomacularia - Hodges#6802)
Hodges Number
6802
Numbers
Only one species in this genus, Philedia punctomacularia, with one subspecies listed P. punctomacularia connecta.
Size
Wingspan approximately 32-36 mm.
Identification
Upper wings light gray to grayish brown with a series of dashes along the postmedian line and the basal line. Hindwings lighter in color with faint small dashes along the postmedian line. (1)
Range
Western North American from British Columbia south through Washington, Oregon, and California.
Season
Late Summer into Fall.
Internet References
CBIF photo
Works Cited
1.Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands
Jeffrey Miller, Paul Hammond. 2000. USDA Forest Service, FHTET-98-18.
Contributed by John Davis on 14 September, 2007 - 12:12pm
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor
Last updated 28 February, 2016 - 2:01pm

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