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Geometrid Moth - Hodges #6732 - Euchlaena deplanaria - male
Copyright © 2009 Robert Lord Zimlich

Geometrid Moth - Hodges #6732 - Euchlaena deplanaria - Male
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
October 1, 2009
This has to be in Metarranthis but I can't seen to find the right combination of washes and spots. Any ideas? Thanks
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 2 October, 2009 - 10:45am
Last updated 23 April, 2017 - 6:31pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Maury J. Heiman, 2 October, 2009 - 1:31pm

6732 - Euchlaena deplanaria
I would have called this 6733 - Euchlaena amoenaria except for the position of the hindwing spots relative to the pm. line. I am assuming that this is a consistent character useful in separating the two species.
… Bob Patterson, 2 October, 2009 - 12:24pm

 
PM Line
Bob,
I notice all 6733 specimens have a straight HW pm line. The HW spot on this specimen is positioned in a very distinct notch as most other 6732 specimens I've found on the internet. With others' ID in accord, we can safely say your assumption is correct. Time for a new BG species guide page :) BTW would this be a male?
Bob
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 2 October, 2009 - 12:59pm

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