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Species Psamatodes atrimacularia - Hodges#6328.1

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Psamatodes atrimacularia Psamatodes atrimacularia? - Psamatodes atrimacularia Geometrid Moth sp - Psamatodes atrimacularia Psamatodes atrimacularia Psamatodes atrimacularia
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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 Psamatodes
Species atrimacularia (Psamatodes atrimacularia - Hodges#6328.1 )

Hodges Number

6328.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Psamatodes atrimacularia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
Macaria atrimacularia Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Macaria trimaculata of authors not Warren, 1906

Identification

Range

s. TX, s. FL - Map (MPG & BG data)

Season

Ferguson (2008) reported adults all months except January. (1)

See Also

Psamatodes pallidata females are separated by dissection. Males have pectinate antennae.

Print References

Ferguson, D.C., 2008. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 168; pl. 4.1-3. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG(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 17 September, 2013 - 8:36am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn, Chuck Sexton
Last updated 22 November, 2020 - 2:33pm

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