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Species Epirrhoe sperryi - Hodges#7396

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Papilionoidea 01a - Epirrhoe sperryi Small Argent-and Sable, 1:49pm - Epirrhoe sperryi Rheumaptera subhastata? - Epirrhoe sperryi Small Argent & Sable - Epirrhoe sperryi Epirrhoe sperryi Epirrhoe sperryi Epirrhoe sperryi Geometridae: Epirrhoe sperryi - Epirrhoe sperryi
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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 Larentiinae
Tribe Xanthorhoini
Genus Epirrhoe
Species sperryi (Epirrhoe sperryi - Hodges#7396)

Hodges Number

7396

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Epirrhoe sperryi Herbulot, 1951
Geometra hastulata of authors not Hübner, 1790
Phalaena tristata of authors not Linnaeus, 1758
Phylogenetic Sequence # 910240

See Also

Some highly variable species in the genus Rheumaptera may look similar. Rheumaptera hastata and Rheumaptera subhastata

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Univ. of Alberta Entomology- Information and picture.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 3 June, 2008 - 5:15pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 11 June, 2023 - 7:15pm

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