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Geometridae 91a1459 – 7007   Sabulodes packardata (Taylor, 1906)              Packard's Girdle Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Cupressaceae Pinaceae.  Host genera: Abies Chamaecyparis Picea Pinus Pseudotsuga Thuja Tsuga.  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: packardata (Taylor, 1906) (Enypia) - MONA 1983: 7007; TL: Wellington, BC. Taxonomic Notes: Sabulodes packardata (Taylor, 1906), was formerly in the genus Enypia, new generic synonymy in Brehm et al. (2019).

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. Brehm, G., L. Murillo-Ramos, P. Sihvonen, A. Hausmann, B.C. Schmidt, E. Ounap, A. Moser, R. Mörtter, D. Bolt, F. Bodner, A. Lindt, L.E. Parra, N. Wahlberg, 2019. New World geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, taxonomic updates and description of 11 new tribes. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 77(3): 457-486. Evans, D., 1960. A Revision of the Genus Enypia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 53(5): 560-574. 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) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Taylor, G.W., 1906. Some new Geometridae from British Columbia. The Canadian Entomologist, 38(12): 403.

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