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Hydriomena macdunnoughi - Hodges#7255 (Hydriomena macdunnoughi)
Species
Hydriomena macdunnoughi
- Hodges#7255
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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
Hydriomenini
Genus
Hydriomena
Species
macdunnoughi
(Hydriomena macdunnoughi - Hodges#7255)
Hodges Number
7255
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hydriomena macdunnoughi
Swett, 1918
Size
Powell & Opler (2009) listed the wingspan 14-16 mm.
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Identification
Swett (1918) original description is available online in the print references.
ID confirmed by Chuck Harp.
Range
Powell & Opler (2009) reported the range to include Yukon Territory to western Alberta
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2
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and Colorado.
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Season
Powell & Opler (2009) reported a June to mid-July flight period.
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Moth Photographers Group displays April to July records.
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3
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Food
Powell & Opler (2009) listed
Salix
(willow).
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Print References
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009.
Moths of Western North America
. University of California Press, pl. 31, fig. 50; p. 224.
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1
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Swett, L.W., 1918. Geometrid notes--Hyrdriomena.
The Canadian Entomologist
, 50(9):
296
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Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
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3
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
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4
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E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Works Cited
1.
Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
2.
An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
Gregory R. Pohl, Gary G. Anweiler, B. Christian Schmidt, Norbert G. Kondla. 2010. ZooKeys 38: 1–549.
3.
North American Moth Photographers Group
4.
BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman
on 21 October, 2013 - 8:18am
Last updated 27 November, 2013 - 9:18pm