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Species Hulstina imitatrix - Hodges#6541

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Boarmiini
Genus Hulstina
Species imitatrix (Hulstina imitatrix - Hodges#6541)
Hodges Number
6541
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hulstina imitatrix Rindge, 1970
Size
forewing length = 14-17 mm (1)
Identification
Detailed description can be found in Rindge (1970) at link in the citations below. From the key to species in Rindge, the PM line does not reach the costal margin, the forewing median area pale brown, and found from eastern California and Nevada north to Idaho. (1)
Genitalia:
♀
♂
Range
western portion of Great Basin from eastern California to Idaho (1)
Season
April, June, July, August (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.A revision of the moth genera Hulstina and Pterotaea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
Frederick H. Rindge. 1970. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 142(4): 255-342.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 21 October, 2013 - 8:15am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi, Steve Morris
Last updated 12 January, 2024 - 12:25pm

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