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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 » Hesperumia » Hesperumia latipennis - Hodges#6433 (Hesperumia latipennis)

Species Hesperumia latipennis - Hodges#6433

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited

6433 - Hesperumia latipennis - Hesperumia latipennis - female

Hesperummia latipennis - Hesperumia latipennis

moth found resting on the upper edge of a backsplash in a restroom. Backsplash is about 3/4 inch thick. - Hesperumia latipennis

910847 Hesperumia latipennis - Hesperumia latipennis - male

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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 Hesperumia

Species latipennis (Hesperumia latipennis - Hodges#6433)

Hodges Number

6433

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Author: Hulst, 1896

Explanation of Names

Specific name latipennis is Latin meaning "broad-winged." (1)

Numbers

one of four species in this genus in North America north of Mexico

Size

34-36 mm wingspan

Range

Western North America from British Columbia south to California, especially west of the mountains.

Habitat

Woodlands and forest.

Season

Adults fly from May to August, but mainly in midsummer.

Food

Larvae feed on various trees and shrubs, including Rhamnus purshiana, Holodiscus discolor, Sambucus spp, and Symphoricarpos albus.

Life Cycle

Caterpillars of the Northwest Photo

Remarks

In general, the moths from the Cascade Mountains tend to be slightly grayer and to have more clearly defined maculation than do specimens from the coastal areas of British Columbia, Washington, and central California

Internet References

All-Leps photos

MPG photos

CBIF photos

Butterflies of Moths of Southern Vancouver Island

A Revision of the Moth Genus Hesperumia, Frederick H. Rindge, 1974 - description, remarks

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.

Contributed by John Davis on 25 August, 2008 - 1:16pm
Additional contributions by Harsi S. Parker, Randy Hardy
Last updated 15 June, 2014 - 2:33pm

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