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Geometridae
91a1420 – 6960   Tetracis hirsutaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

© Mark Dreiling
Distribution: California and southern Nevada, from near 0 - 5,100 ft. elev.
Seasonality
and Size:
Early October - November. FWL ~ 17-23 mm.
Larva and
Host Plants:
Host plants include Ceanothus, Cercocarpus, Prunus and Ribes.
Genitalia: See Ferris & Schmidt (2010).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • hirsutaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) (Metanema) - MONA 1983: 6960
  • Taxonomic Notes: Tetracis hirsutaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913), n. comb. in Ferris & Schmidt (2010), was formerly in the genus Synaxis.
    References
    • Ferris, C.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Revision of the North American Genera Tetracis Guenée and Synonymization of Synaxis Hulst with Descriptions of Three New Species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Zootaxa, 2347: 1-36.
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    Tetracis hirsutaria
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    Tetracis hirsutaria
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    Tetracis hirsutaria
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    Tetracis hirsutaria
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    Tetracis hirsutaria
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    Tetracis hirsutaria
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    Tetracis hirsutaria
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    Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
    Tetracis hirsutaria
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    Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
    Tetracis hirsutaria
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    Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
    Tetracis hirsutaria
    © Moria Robinson LG
    Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
    Tetracis hirsutaria
    © Moria Robinson LG
    Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
    Tetracis hirsutaria
    © Moria Robinson LG
    Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum

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