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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 » Ourapterygini » Caripeta » Caripeta suffusata - Hodges#6865.1  (Caripeta suffusata)

Species Caripeta suffusata - Hodges#6865.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Range · Season · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Caripeta suffusata - female could this be a Caripeta suffusata - Caripeta suffusata - male could this be a Caripeta suffusata - Caripeta suffusata - male Caripeta suffusata - male Caripeta suffusata - female unknown moth - Caripeta suffusata - male Arizona Moth - Caripeta suffusata Arizona Moth - Caripeta suffusata
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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 Ourapterygini
Genus Caripeta
Species suffusata (Caripeta suffusata - Hodges#6865.1 )
Hodges Number
6865.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Caripeta suffusata Guedet, 1939
Numbers
Caripeta includes 14 species in America, north of Mexico.
Size
Wingspan 37 mm.
Range
California and Nevada to New Mexico. (1)
Season
Adults are most common from June to September. (1)
See Also
Compare on the plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (1)
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) (2)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Butterflies of North America
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 28 July, 2009 - 7:00pm
Last updated 4 December, 2013 - 1:17am

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