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Species Eusarca detractaria - Hodges#6931

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 Eusarca
Species detractaria (Eusarca detractaria - Hodges#6931)

Hodges Number

6931

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eusarca detractaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)
Euchlaena detractaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1916

Size

Barnes & McDunnough reported a wingspan of 27mm.

Identification

Barnes & McDunnough original description is available online from print references below.

Range

Types: Babaquivera Mts., Arizona; Tucson, Arizona.

Print References

Barnes & McDunnough, 1916. New species and varieties of Morth American Lepidoptera. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America, 3:1;
p. 32; pl.1, fig. 11.(1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group(2)
Moths of Southeastern Arizona
BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data(3)

Works Cited

1.New species and varieties of North American Lepidopter
William Barnes & James H. McDunnough. 1916. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America, Volume 3, Issue 1.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 11 June, 2018 - 9:39pm
Last updated 11 June, 2018 - 10:48pm

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