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Geometridae 91a0486 – 7239   Hydriomena pluviata (Guenée, [1858])              Sharp Green Hydriomena

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Synonymy: pluviata (Guenée, [1858]) (Ypsipetes) - MONA 1983: 7239 ssp. a. pluviata (Guenée, [1858]) (Ypsipetes) ssp. b. meridianata McDunnough, 1954 (Hydriomena) Host Plants: Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Betulaceae Fagaceae Rosaceae.  Host genera: Alnus Amelanchier Quercus. Genitalia: See McDunnough (1951) and McDunnough (1954). Similar  : Species 91a0484 Hydriomena transfigurata: male has valva lacking the sclerotized hair extending from costobasal tubercle II found in pluviata. The anterior margins of the juxtal plate are rounded in transfigurata and sinuous in pluviata. 91a0482 Hydriomena divisaria Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

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. 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): 283. 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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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