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Ceratodalia

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Ceratodalia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Hydriomenini
Genus: Ceratodalia
Packard, 1876
Species:
C. gueneata
Binomial name
Ceratodalia gueneata
Synonyms
  • Ceratodalia excurvata (Grote, 1883)

Ceratodalia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae,[2] containing only one species, Ceratodalia gueneata, which is found in western North America, ranging from British Columbia and Alberta to Colorado and California.[3]

The wingspan is 23–24 mm. The forewings are brownish-gray, although paler along the costa and outer margin. The hindwings are slightly paler than forewing. Adults are on wing from July to August.

References

  1. ^ Ceratodalia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
  3. ^ Bug Guide