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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 » Anagogini » Metarranthis » Metarranthis lateritiaria - Hodges#6829 (Metarranthis lateritiaria)

Species Metarranthis lateritiaria - Hodges#6829

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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