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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 » Nacophorini » Phaeoura » Phaeoura aetha - Hodges#6770 (Phaeoura aetha)

Species Phaeoura aetha - Hodges#6770

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Nacophorini
Genus Phaeoura
Species aetha (Phaeoura aetha - Hodges#6770)
Hodges Number
6770
Size
male forewing 21-25 mm; female forewing 25-27 mm (1)
Range
western Great Basin areas of California and Nevada (1)
Habitat
eastern side of Sierra Nevada Mountains and south into San Bernardino Mountains and adjacent desert areas immediately to the east (1)
Season
April - July (1)
See Also
Phaeoura perfidaria is found east of the range of P. aetha. Differences between the two species can be found in Rindge (1961) linked below. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.A revision of the Nacophorini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
Frederick H. Rindge. 1961. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History; v.123, article 2.
Contributed by Steve Morris on 24 January, 2023 - 3:12pm
Last updated 13 May, 2023 - 9:01am

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