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Species Metarranthis lateritiaria - Hodges#6829

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moth - Metarranthis lateritiaria
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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 Anagogini
Genus Metarranthis
Species lateritiaria (Metarranthis lateritiaria - Hodges#6829)

Hodges Number

6829

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Metarranthis lateritiaria (Guenée, [1858])
Endropia lateritiaria Guenée, [1858]

Size

Walker (1860) listed a wingspan of about 34 mm. "16 lines".

Identification

Range

Coastal areas of eastern United States west along the Gulf Coast to Louisiana. (1)

Habitat

Coastal.

Print References

Brou Jr., Vernon A. 2012. Metarranthis lateritiaria (Guenee, 1857) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) in Louisiana. Southern Lepidopterists' News. 34: 114. PDF
Walker, F., 1860. Geometrites: Lepidoptera: Heterocera. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 20: 151.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (1)
Butterflies and moths of North America (BAMONA) (2)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Butterflies of North America
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 20 November, 2013 - 8:48pm
Last updated 21 November, 2013 - 10:58pm

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