Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Metarranthis hypochraria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])
Epione hypochraria Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
Metarranthis broweri Rupert, 1943 (rev. syn.)
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Endropia mestusata Walker, 1860
Food
Apple, persimmon, sassafras, wild cherry
(2); captive caterpillars accept apple, blueberry, cherry
(3)See Also
Pangrapta decoralis - Has long labial palpi. Note triangular dot on hindwing.
Metarranthis homuraria is smaller and darker. According to the original description, "both species vary in the depth of color, but the palest homuraria is always ferruginous, while hypochraria, occasionally so pale as to be a dirty yellowish gray, never acquires the rusty brown of [homuraria]." There are many photos of homuraria on the Internet incorrectly identified as hypochraria.
Print References
Guenée, M.A., 1857 Uranides et Phalénites. Tome I.
Histoire Naturelle Des Insectes: Species Général Des Lépidoptères. Tome IX. 9:
125
Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge. p.
41; fg.
207-208
Rupert, L.R., 1943. A Specific Revision of the Genus Metarranthis (Lepidoptera, Geometridæ, Ennominæ).
Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 51:
148 (
hypochraria,
mestusata),
150 (
broweri).
Walker, 1860.
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20:
150 (
hypochraria),
154 (
mestusata).
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