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Species Taeniogramma tenebrosata - Hodges#6425

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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 Cassymini
Genus Taeniogramma
Species tenebrosata (Taeniogramma tenebrosata - Hodges#6425)
Hodges Number
6425
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Taeniogramma tenebrosata (Hulst, 1887)
Semiothisa tenebrosata Hulst, 1887 (1)
Size
Ferguson (2008) listed the forewing length for both sexes as 12-15 mm. (2)
Hulst (1887) listed a wingspan of 27 mm. (1)
Identification
Ferguson (2008) has a detailed description. (2)
Range
Ferguson (2008) reported the range as southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico. (3), (4), (5) (2)
Western Texas on Bug Guide.
One record from Missouri listed on Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA). (6)
Season
Ferguson (2008) reported March to October. (2)
Food
Ferguson (2008) reported larvae on Calliandra eriophylla Benth. (fairyduster). (2)
Print References
Ferguson, D.C., 2008. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 38; pl. 1, figs. 22-23. (2)
Hulst, 1887. New species of Geometridae No. 3. Entomologica Americana 2(10). p. 189. (1)