Hydriomena macdunnoughi
| Hydriomena macdunnoughi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Hydriomena |
| Species: | H. macdunnoughi
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydriomena macdunnoughi Swett, 1918
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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[]
- ^ "Hydriomena macdunnoughi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ a b "Hydriomena macdunnoughi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ "Hydriomena macdunnoughi Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ Can. Ent. 50 (9): 296
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Geometridae
- Moths described in 1918
- Geometroidea stubs