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Species Antepione imitata - Hodges#6990

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Antepione imitata Antepione imitata Antepione imitata - female Larva Day 9 - Antepione imitata Larva Day 15 - Antepione imitata Larva Day 31 - Antepione imitata Antepione imitata Geometridae moth 9 - Antepione imitata
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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 Antepione
Species imitata (Antepione imitata - Hodges#6990)

Hodges Number

6990

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Antepione imitata Hy. Edwards, 1884
Synonyms
Antepione comstocki
A. indiscretata
A. constans

Numbers

There are two species of the genus Antepione in America north of Mexico. (1)

Size

The wingspan is 35-38 mm. (1)
Edwards (1884) reported a wingspan of 38 mm.

Range

Nevada to Colorado and south to Arizona and western Texas; Mexico. (1)
Holotype ♀ from Las Vegas, New Mexico by Prof. F.H. Snow.

Habitat

Riparian canyons to 1830 m. (1)

Season

The main flight period appears to be March to September. (2)

Food

Packard reared on alder.

See Also

Antepione thisoaria is found east of the 95th parallel. (1)

Print References

Ferris, C.D. 2010. A revision of the genus Antepione Packard with description of the new genus Pionenta Ferris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae). Zookeys 71.(1)
Edwards, H. 1884. Some new forms of N. American moths. Papilio 4: 48.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.A revision of the genus Antepione (Packard) with description of the new genus Pionenta (Ferris) Lepidoptera, ...
Clifford D. Ferris. 2010. Zookeys 71: 49–70.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 2 November, 2012 - 2:15pm
Last updated 16 January, 2014 - 12:07am

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