Species Metrica kuschea - Hodges#6418

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

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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 Ennomini

Genus Metrica

Species kuschea (Metrica kuschea - Hodges#6418)

Hodges Number

6418

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Semiothisa (prov. plcmt.) kuschea (Guedet, 1939)

Semiothisa kuschea Guedet, 1939

Explanation of Names

Semiothisa (prov. plcmt.) kuschea (Guedet, 1939), provisional placement. Christian Schmidt (pers. comm., 05/15/2017) advices that this species belongs in a new undescribed genus near Besma.

The monotypic Metrica new genus is described for Metrica kuschea (Guedet, 1939) new combination. The genus is placed in the tribe Ennomini Duponchel and hypothesized to be most closely related to a Neotropical species of “Isochromodes” Warren. Adult morphology, including male and female genitalia are illustrated, and molecular data supporting the transfer of “Semiothisa” kuschea (Macariini Guenée) to the Ennomini are presented.

Size

Wings spread: 33 mm (Guedet, 1939)

Range

Type locality: Fly's Peak, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona

Print References

Guedet, E. 1939. Geometrid notes and new species. The Pan-Pacific entomologist. 15(1): 33

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)

A New Monotypic Genus from the American Southwest to accommodate “Semiothisa” kuschea (Geometridae: Ennominae) -- TANNER A. MATSON

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Steve Nanz on 14 March, 2018 - 3:41am
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