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Species Xerochlora viridipallens - Hodges#7078

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Internet References · Works Cited
Emerald - Xerochlora viridipallens possible Xerochlora viridipallens - Xerochlora viridipallens - male Xerochlora viridipallens - male Arizona Moth - Xerochlora viridipallens Arizona Moth - Xerochlora viridipallens Arizona Moth - Xerochlora viridipallens Xerochlora viridipallens Xerochlora viridipallens - 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 Geometrinae (Emeralds)
Tribe Hemitheini
Genus Xerochlora
Species viridipallens (Xerochlora viridipallens - Hodges#7078)
Hodges Number
7078
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Xerochlora viridipallens (Hulst, 1896)
Chlorochlamys volantaria Pearsall, 1906
Synchlora viridipallens Hulst, 1896
Size
forewing length: 9-12 mm (1)
Identification
Description can be found in MONA Fascicle 18-1 at link in citations below. (1)
Range
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California (1)
Season
mid-July to early September (1)
Internet References
Pinned image at North American Moth Photographers Group.
Friendscentral.org
Pinned image at Moths of Southeastern Arizona.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.The Moths of America North of Mexico Fascicle 18.1. Geometroidea, Geometridae (Part), Geometrinae
Douglas C. Ferguson . 1985. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 10 June, 2009 - 3:35pm
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 9 September, 2023 - 9:54am

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