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Species Mericisca gracea - Hodges#6605

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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 Mericisca
Species gracea (Mericisca gracea - Hodges#6605)
Hodges Number
6605
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Mericisca gracea Hulst, 1896
Phylogenetic sequence # 195300
Size
Forewing length 16-22 mm.
Range
Colorado, southern Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. (1)(2)(3)(4)
Habitat
5000 to 9000' (1)
Season
Powell & Opler (2009) reported February to April and June to August flights. (1)
See Also
Parapheromia falsata
Print References
(4)
Works Cited
1.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
4.A revision of the moth genus Mericisca (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
Frederick H. Rindge. 1972. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 149(4): 341-406.