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204975 – 6964 – Tetracis cachexiata – White Slant-Line Moth – Guenée, [1858]

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Distribution: Montane and Piedmont, from Quebec to Alberta southward to northern Florida, Montana, Colorado, Mississippi. Seasonality and Size: May - early July. FWL ~ 19-26 mm. Larva and Host Plants: Many host plants include Alnus, Betula, Prunus, Ulmus, Vibernum, Pinus. Taxonomic Notes: Formerly placed in the genus Synaxis. See: Clifford D. Ferris and B. Christian Schmidt. Revision of the North American Genus Tetracis and Synonymization of Synaxis with Descriptions of Three New Species. ZooTaxa 2347: 1-36 (2010) .pdf file.

References

Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at BOLD Barcoding Project. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, Moths of Western North America, Pl. 30.32f; p. 219. Book Review and ordering Species page at E. H. Strickland Museum.

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