Geometridae
91a0999 –
6599 Epimecis hortaria
(Fabricius, 1794)
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Host familiy: Annonaceae Lauraceae Magnoliaceae Salicaceae Symplocaceae. Host genera: Asimina Lindera Liriodendron Magnolia Nectandra Ocotea Persea Populus Sassafras Symplocos. Host extended: polyphagous on hardwood (Wagner et al 1997). (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
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hortaria (Fabricius, 1794) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 6599amplaria (Walker, 1860) (Tephrosia)carbonaria Haimbach, 1915 (Epimecis)cineraria (Martyn, 1797) (Phalaena)dendraria (Guenée, [1858]) (Bronchelia)disserptaria (Walker, 1860) (Bronchelia)gravilinearia (Andrews, 1878) (Bronchelia)liriodendraria (Smith, 1797) (Phalaena)subaustralis (Hulst, 1898) (Cleora) - MONA 1983: [6600]
Note: The synonym subaustralis was listed by Ferguson (in Hodges et al. 1983) as both a valid species (not as synonym here as indicated in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)) and as a synonym of Almodes terraria Guenée, [1858]. "The type of Cleora subaustralis (USNM) was examined by Hugh McGuinness and clearly pertains to E. hortaria on the basis of both superficial and genitalic characters." (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) virginaria (Herbst, 1785) (Phalaena) |
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| 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.
- Martyn, T., 1797. Figures of non-descript Lepidopterous insects, or rare moths and butterflies from different parts of the World. Psyche, 1797(4): [fig. 3].
- Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- 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)
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