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Geometridae
91a1140 – 6812   Homochlodes fritillaria (Guenée, [1858])
             Pale Homochlodes

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Distribution: Eastern US and Canada with specimens identified from photos from AB and BC.
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Synonymy:
  • fritillaria Guenée [1858] (Numeria) - MONA 1983: 6812; Type locality: USA
  • lactispargaria Walker 1861 (Cidaria); Type locality: Sixteen Island Lake [Quebec, Canada?]
  • immersata Walker 1862 (Ypsipetes); Type locality: St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hud- son’s Bay [Ontario, Canada]; New York [USA]; East Florida [USA]
  • disconventa Walker 1860 (Tephrosia); Type locality: Lectotype: Trenton Falls, New York, USA; Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Taxonomic Notes: Homochlodes fritillaria (Guenée, [1858]) includes as synonym Homochlodes lactispargaria (Walker, 1861) and Homochlodes disconventa (Walker, 1860) (Matson & Mcguinness 2023).
    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.
    • Matson, T.A. & H.D. Mcguinness, 2023. Homochlodes Hulst, 1896, a Single Species in the United States and Canada (Geometridae, Ennominae). The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 77(2) 122-125.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Homochlodes fritillaria
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    Homochlodes fritillaria
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Homochlodes fritillaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Homochlodes fritillaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Homochlodes fritillaria
    26mm – © Jim Vargo

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