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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 » Ourapterygini » Slant-Lines (Tetracis) » Tetracis australis - Hodges#6956.1 (Tetracis australis)

Species Tetracis australis - Hodges#6956.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Slant-Line moth - Tetracis australis Tetracis cervinaria - Tetracis australis Southern Slant-Line - Tetracis australis Southern Slant-Line - Tetracis australis
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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 Ourapterygini
Genus Tetracis (Slant-Lines)
Species australis (Tetracis australis - Hodges#6956.1)
Hodges Number
6956.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tetracis australis Ferris, 2010
Phylogenetic Sequence # 911403
Range
Coastal southern CA (1)(2)(3)
Remarks
Currently (2022) the BOLD (4) specimens in this genus seem to be split, mixed up or duplicated with Synaxis and Tetracis. (see here and here) It isn't clear why they are using both genera.
See also - Specimens of Synaxis brunneilinearia(old name) from southern California: see here (Bin #: BOLD:AAA6040 includes several species) -----> That old taxon name was moved or corrected to Metanema brunneilinearia in the 2010 revision. (3)
Inaturalist has Synaxis listed as an inactive taxon. (worldwide) (5)
See Also
The very similar and more widespread species, Tetracis cervinaria is found north and east of Monterey County, California.
Internet References
Wikipedia
Moth Photographers Group
Works Cited
1.Wikipedia
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.Revision of the North American genera Tetracis Guenée and synonymization of Synaxis Hulst with descriptions of three new ...
Clifford D. Ferris & B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. Magnolia Press Zootaxa 2347: 1–36.
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
5.iNaturalist
Contributed by Bob Biagi on 20 May, 2022 - 12:28pm
Last updated 20 May, 2022 - 3:47pm

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