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Geometridae
91a0697 – 6332   Psamatodes abydata (Guenée, [1858])
             Dot-lined Angle

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • abydata Guenée [1858] (Macaria)
  • punctolineata Packard 1873 (Macaria)
  • simulata Hulst 1887 (Semiothisa)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Psamatodes abydata (Guenée, [1858]) includes as a synonym 6332 Macaria puntolineata (Packard, 1873).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 171; pl. 4.6-9. order or free PDF
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Psamatodes abydata
    © Robin Mcleod
    Psamatodes abydata
    © Mike Quinn
    Psamatodes abydata
    © Linda Alley
    Psamatodes abydata
    © Bob Belmont
    Psamatodes abydata
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Psamatodes abydata
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Psamatodes abydata
    – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Psamatodes abydata
    - ventral – © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Psamatodes abydata
    [02-SRNP-13145] – © Janzen & Hallwachs
    Psamatodes abydata
    [02-SRNP-11349] – © Janzen & Hallwachs
    Psamatodes abydata
    22mm – © Jim Vargo
    Psamatodes abydata
    © Ann Hendrickson LG
    Larva fed on Huisache/Acacia smallii
    Psamatodes abydata
    © Ann Hendrickson LG
    Larva fed on Huisache/Acacia smallii
    Psamatodes abydata
    © Ann Hendrickson LG
    Larva fed on Huisache/Acacia smallii
    Psamatodes abydata
    © Ann Hendrickson LG
    Late stage, note darkening on edges of the head
    Psamatodes abydata
    © Ann Hendrickson LG
    Larva thickened, turned red, and dropped
    Psamatodes abydata
    © George Smiley LG
    on Gleditsia triacanthos

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