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Genus Nematocampa - Filament Bearers

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Nematocampa - Nematocampa resistaria Horned Spanworm Moth - Hodges #7010 - Nematocampa resistaria Geometridae: Nematocampa resistaria - Nematocampa resistaria Nematocampa resistaria Nematocampa? - Nematocampa resistaria Caterpillar - Nematocampa resistaria Horned Spanworm - Hodges#7010 - Nematocampa resistaria Horned spanworm moth Nematocampa resistaria - Nematocampa resistaria - 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 Ennominae
Tribe Cassymini
Genus Nematocampa (Filament Bearers)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Nematocampa Guenee, 1857
*Ferguson (2008) placed Nematocampa in tribe Cassymini(1)

Numbers

Three species in the genus for North America north of Mexico(1)
Nematocampa baggettaria
N. resistaria
N. brehmeata

Print References

Ferguson, Douglas C., The Moths of North America, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae (part: Abaxini, Cassymini, Macariini) 2008 p. 27-34. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - photographs of pinned adults representing the three species.

Works Cited

1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae.
Douglas C. Ferguson . 2008. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by Cotinis on 28 May, 2004 - 1:26pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Maury Heiman, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 14 May, 2016 - 6:00pm

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