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Geometridae
91a0982 – 6582   Iridopsis vellivolata (Hulst, 1881)
             Large Purplish Gray

© Ken Lebo
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Macaria vellivolata Hulst, 1881
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Rindge, F.H., 1966. A revision of the moth genus Anacamptodes (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 132(3) 208.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Iridopsis vellivolata
© Bob Patterson
Iridopsis vellivolata
© Nolie Schneider
Iridopsis vellivolata
© Carol Wolf
Iridopsis vellivolata
© Peter Homann
Iridopsis vellivolata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Iridopsis vellivolata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Iridopsis vellivolata
31mm – © Jim Vargo
Iridopsis vellivolata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Iridopsis vellivolata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Iridopsis vellivolata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Iridopsis vellivolata
© George Smiley LG
on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 28mm
Iridopsis vellivolata
© George Smiley LG
on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 32mm
Iridopsis vellivolata
© George Smiley LG
on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 37mm
Iridopsis vellivolata
© George Smiley LG
on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 16mm

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