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Species Hydriomena expurgata - Hodges#7224

Hydriomena expurgata - Hodges #7224 - Hydriomena expurgata H. expurgata from Sonoma County, CA - Hydriomena expurgata Hydriomena expurgata  - Hydriomena expurgata
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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 Larentiinae
Tribe Hydriomenini
Genus Hydriomena
Species expurgata (Hydriomena expurgata - Hodges#7224)
Hodges Number
7224
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hydriomena expurgata Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Phylogenetic sequence # 211725
Range
California to Colorado and British Columbia. (1), (2), (3)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Adults are most common from May to August. (3)
Food
Unknown.
See Also
Compare to others on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Barnes & McDunnough, 1918. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. 4: 139. (4)
Hodges, R. W. (ed.), 1983. Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico (5) * lists three subspecies