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Species Hemimorina dissociata - Hodges#6775

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brindle-striped moth - Hemimorina dissociata - male Lepidoptera - Hemimorina dissociata - male Iridopsis clivinaria? - Hemimorina dissociata - male Hemimorina dissociata Hemimorina dissociata Hemimorina dissociata - female Hemimorina dissociata - male
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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 Nacophorini
Genus Hemimorina
Species dissociata (Hemimorina dissociata - Hodges#6775 )

Hodges Number

6775

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Hemimorina dissociata McDunnough, 1941 (1), (2)

Numbers

The only species in the genus found in America north of Mexico. (3)

Size

Wingspan 22-27 mm. (3), (1)

Range

Texas to Arizona. (3), (4), (5)

Season

Adults are reported from March to June. (3)

Food

Unknown.

See Also

Hemimorina angulosa has a more angular postmedial line and less dark shading along the antemedial line. (overlaps in Baja California) (2)
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Digrammia excurvata

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Digrammia atrofasciata

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Moths of Southeastern Arizona
Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.New species of moths, mostly Californian
J. McDunnough. 1941. The Canadian Entomologist. 73(4): 66-76.
2.Distributional notes on some Ennominae from Baja California, with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
Frederick H. Rindge. 1976. American Museum Novitates 2592: 1-13.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.Assessment of insects, especially moths (Lepidoptera), of the White Sands National Monument
Eric H. Metzler. 2011. Western National Parks Association.
5.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 11 May, 2012 - 4:12pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 26 November, 2022 - 2:32pm

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