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Species Thera latens - Hodges#7220

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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 Thera
Species latens (Thera latens - Hodges#7220)
Hodges Number
7220
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Thera latens Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
Size
Barnes & McDunnough (1917) listed the wingspan 26-28 mm. (1)
Identification
Barnes & McDunnough (1917) original description is available in the print references.
Range
Arizona and Colorado to British Columbia. (1)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Adults are most often reported from July and August. (1)
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Barnes & McDunnough, 1917. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. 3: 227.
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. p. 224.(2)