Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Register
·
Log In
Home
Guide
ID Request
Recent
Frass
Forums
Donate
Help
Clickable Guide
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Registration
is open for the
2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho
July 24-27
Moth submissions
from
National Moth Week 2023
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico
, July 20-24
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana
, April 28-May 2
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2019 gathering in Louisiana
, July 25-27
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2018 gathering in Virginia
, July 27-29
Previous events
Taxonomy
Browse
Info
Images
Links
Books
Data
Home
» Guide »
Arthropods (Arthropoda)
»
Hexapods (Hexapoda)
»
Insects (Insecta)
»
Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)
»
Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea)
»
Geometrid Moths (Geometridae)
»
Sterrhinae
»
Sterrhini
»
Idaea
»
Idaea productata - Hodges#7112 (Idaea productata)
Photo#1820030
Copyright © 2020
Eric P Shultz
Moth ~24mm wingspan -
Idaea productata
Tesuque, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
May 25, 2020
Size: Wingspan ~24mm
In woods where Gambel oak predominates.
tag
·
login
or
register
to post comments
Contributed by
Eric P Shultz
on 26 May, 2020 - 10:15am
Last updated 28 January, 2024 - 8:48pm
Moved
Moved from
Geometrid Moths
.
…
Bob Biagi
, 28 January, 2024 - 8:48pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Moved
Moved from
Butterflies and Moths
.
…
Bob Biagi
, 31 May, 2020 - 12:22pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Geometrid Moth
It's like a very close or distorted version of a
Gray Spring Moth
. This is a widespread and variable species, but we should check out all of the other possible look-alikes.
Lomographa glomeraria
:
- or maybe -
Idaea productata
:
That is probably a better choice for your location.
…
Bob Biagi
, 31 May, 2020 - 12:17pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Wow, thanks!
This comparison is super-helpful, Bob. I'm leaning toward
Idaea productata
because, with the exception of one outlier among the BG images, the head hardly extends beyond the leading edge of the forewings. Also, in
L. glomeraria
, the hind wings seem relatively pale with lighter markings than the forewings. I just posted what I think is another example of
I. productata
from yesterday:
. What do you think?
…
Eric P Shultz
, 2 June, 2020 - 8:29am
login
or
register
to post comments
Comment viewing options
Flat list - collapsed
Flat list - expanded
Threaded list - collapsed
Threaded list - expanded
Date - newest first
Date - oldest first
10 comments per page
30 comments per page
50 comments per page
70 comments per page
90 comments per page
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.