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Species Digrammia palodurata - Hodges#6371.1

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Digrammia palodurata - Hodges #6371.1 - Digrammia palodurata - male
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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 palodurata (Digrammia palodurata - Hodges#6371.1)

Hodges Number

6371.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Digrammia palodurata Ferguson 2008 (1)

Explanation of Names

The specific epithet is for the collection location of the type specimens, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall County, Texas. (1)

Size

Ferguson (2008) reported the forewing length. (1)
♂ 12.5-13 mm. (n=2)
♀ 12-12.5 mm. (n=2)

Range

Northern Texas.
Holotype ♂ collected Palo Duro Canyon, Randall County, Texas, 9-v-81, E.C. Knudson. (1)

Season

Adults are known from May records. (1)

Food

Ferguson (2008) reported the food plant and early stages are unknown. (1)

See Also

Digrammia nubiculata has very similar genitalia, but the forewing markings will distinguish the two species. (1)
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group. (2)

Print References

Ferguson, D.C., 2008. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2, p. 254; pl. 6.38. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (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.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 15 July, 2013 - 11:32am
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 2:40pm

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