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Species Macaria grossbecki - Hodges#6315

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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 Macaria
Species grossbecki (Macaria grossbecki - Hodges#6315)
Hodges Number
6315
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Macaria grossbecki (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
Speranza grossbecki (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
Diastictis grossbecki Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Size
Ferguson (2008) listed the forewing length. (1)
♂ 10-11.5 mm. (n=8)
♀ 11.5-12 mm. (n=6)
Range
Texas
Holotype collected in Brownsville, Texas. (1)
See Also
Macaria saphenata
Print References
Ferguson, D.C., 2008. the Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2, p. 156; pl. 3, figs. 47-49. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
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.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 15 July, 2013 - 12:17am
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 13 September, 2023 - 8:56am

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