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Geometridae
91a0484 – 7237   Hydriomena transfigurata Swett, 1912
             Transfigured Hydriomena
Distribution Data for Hydriomena transfigurata
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Genitalia: See McDunnough (1951) and McDunnough (1954).
Similar Species:
  • Hydriomena pluviata male has valva with a sclerotized hair extending from costobasal tubercle II, lacking in transfigurata. The anterior margins of the juxtal plate are rounded in transfigurata and sinuous in pluviata.
  • Hydriomena divisaria
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Hydriomena transfigurata Swett, 1912
Hydriomena manitoba Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • McDunnough, J.H., 1951. On the identity of two eastern North American Hydriomena species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 1535: 1-14.
  • McDunnough, J.H., 1954. The species of the genus Hydriomena ocurring in America North of Mexico (Geometridae: Larentiinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 104(3): 279.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Hydriomena transfigurata
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