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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Bistonini » Hypagyrtis » Brenda's Hypagyrtis Moth  - Hodges#6657 (Hypagyrtis brendae)

Species Hypagyrtis brendae - Brenda's Hypagyrtis Moth - Hodges#6657

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Moth dark spotted - Hypagyrtis brendae - male Hypagyrtis brendae? - Hypagyrtis brendae - male Hypagyrtis brendae – Brenda's Hypagyrtis Moth - Hypagyrtis brendae - male Hypagyrtis brendae - female Gray Moth - Hypagyrtis brendae - male Brenda's Hypagyrtis Moth - Hypagyrtis brendae - male Unknown Moth - Hypagyrtis brendae - male Brenda's Hypagyrtis Moth - Hypagyrtis brendae - 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 Bistonini
Genus Hypagyrtis
Species brendae (Brenda's Hypagyrtis Moth - Hodges#6657)
Hodges Number
6657
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypagyrtis brendae R.L. Heitzman, 1975 (1)
Explanation of Names
Heitzman (1974) stated "I take pleasure in naming this species for my sister Brenda Heitzman. (1)
Size
Heitzman (1974) reported the forewing length. (1)
♂ 14-17 mm.
♀ 18-21 mm.
Season
The adults are most common from April to September. (2)
Print References
Heitzman, R.L.,1974. A new species of Hypagyrtis (Geometridae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 13(1): 43. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.A new species of Hypagyrtis (Geometridae)
Roger L. Heitzman. 1974. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 13(1): 43-48.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 1 September, 2013 - 6:47pm
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 11:48am

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