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Species Scopula plantagenaria - Hodges#7154

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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 Sterrhinae
Tribe Scopulini
Genus Scopula
Species plantagenaria (Scopula plantagenaria - Hodges#7154)
Hodges Number
7154
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Scopula plantagenaria (Hulst, 1887)
Ephyra plantagenaria Hulst, 1887
Scopula hieronyma Prout, 1922
Ptychopoda canthema Schaus, 1901
Size
Wingspan 21 mm.
Range
California to Utah east to Florida and Missouri. (1), (2), (3) , (4), (5)
Moth Photographers Group - large range map with some collection dates.
Season
Most records are from March to October; earlier in Texas with January records.
Print References
Heitzman, R.L. 1973. An annotated Checklist of the Missouri Geometridae (Lepidoptera). (6)
Hulst, G.D. 1887. New species of Geometridae, no. 3. Entomologica Americana 2(10): 185
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (7)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.Moths of Brackenridge Field Laboratory University of Texas at Austin
2.Survey of Utah Moth Species
3.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
4.Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List
5.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
6.An annotated checklist of the Missouri Geometridae (Lepidoptera)
Roger L. Heitzman. 1973. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 12(3): 169-179.
7.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 15 January, 2008 - 7:12am
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy, Steve Morris
Last updated 7 April, 2023 - 10:17am

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