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Genus Eusarca

Unknown geometrid moth—maybe a specimen of Tetracis cervinaria in Southern California - Eusarca terraria - male

Eusarca geniculata perhaps? - Eusarca geniculata - 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 Ourapterygini

Genus Eusarca

Numbers

Nearctica (1) lists 16 species for North America.

Internet References

North Carolina State University Entomology Collection lists just E. confusaria, with 35 pinned, including specimens from that state.

Works Cited

1.	Nearctica: Nomina Insecta Nearctica

Contributed by Cotinis on 1 July, 2004 - 5:40am
Last updated 26 August, 2022 - 8:36am

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