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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 » Boarmiini » Hulstina » Hulstina xera - Hodges#6544 (Hulstina xera)

Species Hulstina xera - Hodges#6544

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Hulstina imitatrix ? - Hulstina xera - male Hulstina aridata - Hulstina xera - female Pterotaea lamiaria? - Hulstina xera - female
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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 Boarmiini
Genus Hulstina
Species xera (Hulstina xera - Hodges#6544)
Hodges Number
6544
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hulstina xera Rindge, 1970
Size
forewing length = 14-18 mm (1)
Identification
Detailed description is available in Rindge (1970) in link under citations below. From the key to species in Rindge, PM line represented by venular dots as it approaches the costal margin. (1)
Range
WA, OR, northern CA, ID, WY. (1)
Holotype: Alturas, Modoc Co., CA.
Season
June, July, August (1)
See Also
Hulstina aridata is very similar but can be separated by genitalia and range. H. aridata is found in southern California and the southern Rocky Mountain states. (1)
Print References
Rindge, F.H., 1970. A revision of the moth genera Hulstina and Pterotaea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 142(4): 257-342.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
Barcode of Life (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.A revision of the moth genera Hulstina and Pterotaea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
Frederick H. Rindge. 1970. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 142(4): 255-342.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 26 July, 2022 - 9:13am
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 9 February, 2023 - 3:04pm

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