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Species Digrammia imparilata - Hodges#6366.1

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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 Macariini
Genus Digrammia
Species imparilata (Digrammia imparilata - Hodges#6366.1)

Hodges Number

6366.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Digrammia imparilata Ferguson 2008(1)

Size

Ferguson (2008) reported the forewing length: (1)
♂ 14-17 mm.
♀ 15-18 mm.

Identification

Transverse lines appear double and are boldly marked. (1)

Range

Southern California and Arizona. (2), (3), (1)

Season

California adults are most common from March to June, September to December. (1)
January to May, October in Arizona. (1)

Food

The larvae have been reared on: (1)
Cupressus guadalupensis (Guadalupe cypress)
Cupressus arizonica (Arizona cypress)

Print References

Ferguson, D.C., 2008. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 267; plate 6, figs. 63-65. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
Moths of Southeastern Arizona (2)

Works Cited

1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2, Geometroidea, Geometridae, Ennominae.
Douglas C. Ferguson . 2008. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.Moths of Southeast Arizona
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 12 May, 2013 - 5:28pm
Last updated 19 April, 2014 - 7:39pm

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