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Species Plataea blanchardaria - Hodges#6921.1

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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 Plataea
Species blanchardaria (Plataea blanchardaria - Hodges#6921.1)
Hodges Number
6921.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Plataea blanchardaria Knudson, 1986
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of André Blanchard.
Numbers
Range
Southern and western Texas. (1)
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Most records of adults are from April to November.(1), (2)
See Also
Plataea calcaria is found in southern California and Arizona to Nevada.
Print References
Knudson, E.C. 1986. A new species of Plataea (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Texas. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88(2): 351-353. (2)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.A new species of Plataea (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Texas.
Edward C. Knudson. 1986. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 88(2): 351-353.