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Geometridae
91a1206 – 6726   Euchlaena obtusaria (Hübner, [1813])
             Obtuse Euchlaena

© Jerry Armstrong
Genitalia: See key in Forbes (1948:74).
Similar Species:
  • Euchlaena muzaria (Walker, 1860) shows only slight genitalic differences and is not differentiated by DNA barcode as a separate species - Hugh McGuinness (in lit., 2023).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • obtusaria (Hübner, [1813]) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 6726
  • decisaria (Walker, 1860) (Clysia)
  • incisaria (Walker, 1866) (Endropia)
  • 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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA9920 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Forbes, W.T.M., 1948. The Lepidoptera of New York and neighboring states. Part II. Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Lymantriidae. Cornell University Agriculture Experimental Station Memoirs, 274: 76; figs. 86, 96.
    • Hübner, J., [1813]. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, 5: 75.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Walker, F., 1860. Gemeotrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 20: 47.
    • Walker, F., 1866. Supplement - part 5. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 35: 1546; fig. 390.
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © Tom Murray
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © Cindy Mead - northern
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © Bob Patterson
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © Patrick Coin
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © Patrick Coin - southern
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © Greg Raterman
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    30mm – © Jim Vargo
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © Janice Stiefel
    5th instar - 91 days
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © George Smiley LG
    on River Birch (Betula nigra) - 45mm
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © George Smiley LG
    on River Birch (Betula nigra) - 49mm
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © George Smiley LG

    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © George Smiley LG
    on Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) - 52mm
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © George Smiley LG
    17.5mm
    Euchlaena obtusaria
    © Carl Barrentine LG


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