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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Caberini » Ilexia » Black-dotted Ruddy Moth - Hodges#6711 (Ilexia intractata)
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Stumped on this Geometer - Ilexia intractata - male
Copyright © 2021 becksnyc

Stumped on this Geometer - Ilexia intractata - Male
Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
May 22, 2021

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Stumped on this Geometer - Ilexia intractata - male Stumped on this Geometer - Ilexia intractata - male
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Contributed by becksnyc on 24 May, 2021 - 8:02pm
Last updated 25 May, 2021 - 12:42pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 25 May, 2021 - 12:42pm login or register to post comments

 
That was my guess but...
...I did not see any defined lines, as in all other photos I've seen. Also, I don't see the dark veining in any sample photos. Please, Mr. Biagi, what do you see in my photo that confirms the ID? Go into as much detail as you can spare, as I want to learn to ID my own moths with confidence.
Thank you very much for your time.
… becksnyc, 25 May, 2021 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Male
Yes it's an interesting version and the first one that we have seen with the darkened veins. However, the shape of the wings and the shape of the (obscure) PM lines are unique among all of the North American Geometrids.
I have identified this species many times and there is no doubt about the ID. There is only one species in the genus.
… Bob Biagi, 25 May, 2021 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
I appreciate your help very much. I'm enjoying this journey into the world of Leps, but cannot imagine navigating it without this wonderful community.
… becksnyc, 25 May, 2021 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

 
OK
This is a new data point for West Virginia.
… Bob Biagi, 25 May, 2021 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

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