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Species Cochisea sonomensis - Hodges#6647

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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 Bistonini
Genus Cochisea
Species sonomensis (Cochisea sonomensis - Hodges#6647)
Hodges Number
6647
Range
eastern California north to at least Oregon
Food
Caterpillars feed on pine.
Print References
Rindge, Frederick H. 1975. A revision of the New World Bistonini, (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 156, article 2.(1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - range map, photos of living and pinned adults.
Works Cited
1.A revision of the New World Bistonini, (Lepidoptera, Geometridae).
Frederick H. Rindge. 1975. American Museum of Natural History 156(2):.
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 13 January, 2007 - 2:29pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman
Last updated 15 August, 2012 - 1:01pm

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