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Species Macaria ponderosae - Hodges#6338.1

Macaria ponderosae - Hodges #6338.1 - Macaria ponderosae - female  Moth - Macaria ponderosae Macaria ponderosae Macaria ponderosae Macaria ponderosae Macaria ponderosae
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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 ponderosae (Macaria ponderosae - Hodges#6338.1)
Hodges Number
6338.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Macaria ponderosae Ferguson 2008 (1)
Size
Ferguson (2008) reported the forewing length. (1)
♂ 14-15 mm.
♀ 13-16 mm.
Identification
There is no variations in the forewing maculation. (1)
Range
Western Texas and Arizona to South Dakota and Montana. (2), (1)
Season
The adults are most common from May to August. (2), (1)
Print References
Ferguson, D.C., 2008. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2, p. 201; pl. 5.1-3. (1)
Internet References
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