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Geometridae 91a0984 – 6584   Iridopsis humaria (Guenée, [1858])              Small Purplish Gray

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asparagaceae[Liliaceae] Asteraceae Betulaceae Cannabaceae Ebenaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Grossulariaceae Juglandaceae Fabaceae Myricaceae Oleaceae Pinaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae Sapindaceae Ulmac..  Host genera: Abies Acacia[unresolved] Acer Asparagus Betula Carya Comptonia Dalea Diospyros Fraxinus Glycine Humulus Juglans Medicago Morella Prunus Pyrus Quercus Ribes Rubus Salix Sesbania Solidago Trifolium Tsug...  Notes: polyphagous on trees & shrubs (Forbes 1948); many other plants (Wagner 2005).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: humaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6584 ssp. a. humaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Boarmia)  illaudata (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia)  intractaria (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia)  intraria (Guenée, [1858]) (Boarmia) ssp. b. pallida (Rindge, 1966) (Anacamptodes)

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. 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) 215. 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) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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