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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 » Red Girdle - Hodges#6865 (Caripeta aequaliaria)

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Copyright © 2010 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Bright colored flat moth - Caripeta aequaliaria

Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA
August 10, 2010

Possibly a geometrid?

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 10 August, 2010 - 2:34pm
Last updated 9 March, 2011 - 11:27am

Moved

Moved from Caripeta suffusata.

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 9 March, 2011 - 11:27am

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Not convinced

I think this one is actually Caripeta aequaliaria. Compare:

Specifically note the shape of the AM line.

Now compare that with the images we have of Caripeta suffusata

The AM line takes on a very different shape.

… Chris Mallory, 8 March, 2011 - 7:41pm

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Thanks for your correction, Chris!

I do not know the definition of AM line, though I wish I did! But from the examples I would guess that it refers to the border where the posterior of first of three broad colored bands, and the anterior of the second of the three broad colored bands meet, if one were to divide the top wing into 3 broad colored bands with number one at the head.

At any rate, that is where I see a pretty big difference. I will move the images to the new spot!

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 9 March, 2011 - 11:24am

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… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 30 August, 2010 - 12:07am

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… john and jane balaban, 29 August, 2010 - 8:15pm

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..Jim, after comparing I feel fairly confident you were ...

Jim, after comparing I feel fairly confident you were right. I will move this to the species page if no one has any objections.

Compare with
(Caripeta suffusata)

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 30 August, 2010 - 12:06am

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Very nice photo!

Maybe Caripeta suffusata - Hodges#6865.1
Hopefully someone more expert can confirm this!

… Jim Moore, 10 August, 2010 - 3:05pm

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Thanks, Jim!

It is definitely very close! I'll wait and see if anyone can confirm!

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 10 August, 2010 - 3:25pm

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