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Destutia excelsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Ourapterygini
Genus: Destutia
Species:
D. excelsa
Binomial name
Destutia excelsa
(Strecker in Ruffner, 1878)

Destutia excelsa is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Strecker in 1878.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Destutia excelsa is 6883.[5]

Subspecies

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Three subspecies belong to Destutia excelsa:

  • Destutia excelsa excelsa (Strecker in Ruffner, 1878) i g
  • Destutia excelsa olivata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) i
  • Destutia excelsa simpliciaria (Grote, 1883) i g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = BugGuide[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Destutia excelsa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ a b "Destutia excelsa species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. ^ a b "Destutia excelsa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. ^ a b "Destutia excelsa Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Destutia excelsa". Retrieved 2018-04-25.

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