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Hydriomena macdunnoughi

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Hydriomena macdunnoughi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hydriomena
Species:
H. macdunnoughi
Binomial name
Hydriomena macdunnoughi
Swett, 1918

Hydriomena macdunnoughi is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths).[1][2][3] It was described by Louis W. Swett in 1918 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from Yukon Territory to western Alberta and Colorado.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are dark ashen grey, with a broad, irregular fuscous band centrally. The hindwings are pale grey with six or seven indeterminate, brown, wavy, hair-lines crossing them.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July.

The larvae feed on Salix species.

The MONA or Hodges number for Hydriomena macdunnoughi is 7255.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Hydriomena macdunnoughi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. ^ a b "Hydriomena macdunnoughi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ^ "Hydriomena macdunnoughi Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ^ Can. Ent. 50 (9): 296
  5. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  6. ^ "Hydriomena macdunnoughi, Hodges 7255". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1016.