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Geometridae
91a0722 – 6303   Speranza subcessaria (Walker, 1861)
             Barred Angle

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Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Grossulariaceae.  Host genera: Ribes.  (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025])
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • subcessaria (Walker, 1861) (Halia) - MONA 1983: 6303
  • perarcuata (Walker, 1862) (Thera)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Speranza subcessaria (Walker, 1861), inferred revived combination, is a member of the bitactata group (Ferguson) which includes Speranza wauaria (Linnaeus, 1758), rev. comb. (Õunap et al. 2024). The genus Speranza, rev. stat. (Õunap et al. 2024), was previously listed as a synonym of Macaria in Schmidt & McGuinness (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) following the treatment in Sihvonen & Skou (2015).
    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 110; pl. 2.41-42. order or free PDF
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • Õunap, E., V. Nedumpally, E. Yapar, A.R. Lemmon & T. Tammaru, 2024. Molecular phylogeny of north European Geometridae (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea). Systematic Entomology, 50(1): 1-36. (first published 25 April 2024) (abstract and access (fee))
    Speranza subcessaria
    © Janice Stiefel
    Speranza subcessaria
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Speranza subcessaria
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Speranza subcessaria
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Speranza subcessaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Speranza subcessaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Speranza subcessaria
    25mm – © Jim Vargo

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