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Species Digrammia delectata - Hodges#6374

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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 delectata (Digrammia delectata - Hodges#6374)
Hodges Number
6374
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Digrammia delectata (Hulst, 1887)
Semiothisa delectata Hulst, 1887
Size
Forewing length: (1)
♂ 11-15 mm.
♀ 12-15 mm.
Range
Missouri and Texas to California, north to British Columbia and North Dakota. (1)
Season
Adults are most common from April to September. (1)
Print References
Ferguson, D.C., 2008. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 244; plate 6.21-23. (1)
Hulst, G.D., 1887. New species of Geometridae, No. 3. Entomologica Americana 2, p. 190. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
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.New species of Geometridae, No. 3.
George D. Hulst. 1887. Entomologica Americana 2(10): 185-192; (cont.) Entomologica Americana 2(11): 210-212.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 7 July, 2013 - 6:17pm
Last updated 10 February, 2014 - 11:55am

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