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Species Herreshoffia gracea - Hodges#7418

Herreshoffia gracea - Hodges #7418 - Herreshoffia gracea - male Geometrid (Ennominae) from Fossil Creek - Herreshoffia gracea Herreshoffia gracea Arizona Moth - Herreshoffia gracea Herreshoffia gracea Herreshoffia gracea
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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 Larentiinae
Tribe Xanthorhoini
Genus Herreshoffia
Species gracea (Herreshoffia gracea - Hodges#7418)
Hodges Number
7418
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Herreshoffia gracea Sperry, 1949
Range
There are a few records from Texas and southern Arizona. (1), (2)
Food
BugGuide record of larva feeding on seep monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus, Phrymaceae). (3)
Life Cycle
Larva; adult
Print References
Sperry, J.L., 1949. Geometrid notes, a new genus and species from Arizona. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 44: 158-162
Internet References
Moths of Southeastern Arizona (large photo labeled Herreschafia gracea) (2)