Geometridae
910077.00 –
7239
– Hydriomena pluviata
(Guenée, [1858]) – Sharp Green Hydriomena
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| Distribution: |
Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data. |
| Genitalia: |
See McDunnough (1951) and McDunnough (1954). |
| Similar Species: |
- 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.
- Hydriomena divisaria
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Ypsipetes pluviata Guenée, [1858]
• Hydriomena meridianata McDunnough, 1954 |
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| 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): 283.
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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