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Species Holochroa dissociarius - Hodges#6773

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Holochroa dissociarius Hodges#6773 (Holochroa dissociarius) ? - Holochroa dissociarius - male Holochroa dissociarius - male Hodges#6773a - Holochroa dissociarius Hodges#6773a - Holochroa dissociarius Cochisea sp.? - Holochroa dissociarius - female Holochroa dissociarius - male Arizona Moth for ID - Holochroa dissociarius - male
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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 Nacophorini
Genus Holochroa
Species dissociarius (Holochroa dissociarius - Hodges#6773)
Hodges Number
6773
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Holochroa dissociarius (Hulst, 1887)


dissociaria is a syn. of dissociarius, see Global Lep Names Index
Numbers
Holochroa dissociarius is the only member of the genus in America north of Mexico. (1)
Two subspecies:
Holochroa dissociarius dissociarius Arizona
Holochroa d. varia New Mexico, Texas
Size
Powell and Opler (2009) listed the forewing length as 15-21 mm.(2)
Range
Arizona to Colorado and Texas; Mexico. (3), (4), (2)
Moth Photographers Group map (includes Nevada)
Season
The main flight period is March to October.(2)
January record from Texas in the guide.
At least two broods.
Food
Powell and Opler (2009) stated the larval host is unknown.(2)
Moths of Southeastern Arizona lists Juniperus in Arizona. (Rindge 1983)
Print References
Powell, J.A., and P.A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America. pl. 29, fig. 22; p. 214.(2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (5)
Moths of Southeastern Arizona (3)
Works Cited
1.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.Moths of Southeast Arizona
4.Moths of Brackenridge Field Laboratory University of Texas at Austin
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 31 January, 2008 - 12:09pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, Maury Heiman
Last updated 14 August, 2014 - 6:23pm

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