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Species Idaea obfusaria - Rippled Wave - Hodges#7123

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Print References · 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 Sterrhinae
Tribe Sterrhini
Genus Idaea
Species obfusaria (Rippled Wave - Hodges#7123)
Hodges Number
7123
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Idaea obfusaria (Walker, 1861)
Sterrha punctofimbriata (Packard, 1873)
Lobocleta obfusaria
Size
Wingspan about 20 mm.
Identification
Forewing crossed by 3 yellowish-brown wavy bands on a white background; the outermost band is thinner, darker, more jagged, and contains regularly-spaced small black dots. Each forewing and hindwing has a central large black spot.
Range
Heppner (3003) included Arizona to Florida and north to Missouri and New Jersey. (1), (2), (3)
Moth Photographers Group - large range map with collection dates.
Season
Adults fly May through early September.
Print References
Heitzman, R.L., 1973. Life history studies of Idaea obfusaria (Walker) (Geometridae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 12(3): 145-150. (4)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (5)
pinned adult image (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)
adult images (Larry Line)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)
pinned adult (U. of Arizona) (7)
lepbarcoding.org
common name references (1, 2, 3)
Works Cited
1.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
2.Moths of Dallas County, Texas
3.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
4.Life history studies of Idaea obfusaria (Walker) (Geometridae).
Roger L. Heitzman. 1973. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 12(3): 145-150.
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
7.Moths of Southeast Arizona
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 13 January, 2005 - 2:29pm
Additional contributions by anitagould, Maury Heiman
Last updated 22 November, 2013 - 9:28pm

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