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Geometridae
91a0431 – 7388   Xanthorhoe ferrugata (Clerck, 1759)
             Red Twin-Spot Moth

© Tom Murray
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • ferrugata Clerck 1759 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7388
  • ssp. a. ferrugata Clerck 1759 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7388
  • eximiata Fuchs 1905 (Larentia)
  • fuscata Nordström 1935 (Cidaria)
  • inclinataria Walker 1863 (Cidaria)
  • unidentaria Haworth 1809 (Geometra)
  • ssp. b. infumata Barnes & McDunnough 1917 (Xanthorhoe)
  • ssp. c. alaskae Cassino & Swett 1925 (Xanthorhoe)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Clerck, 1759. Icones Insectorum Rariorum, 1: pl. 6, fig. 14.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Xanthorhoe ferrugata
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    Xanthorhoe ferrugata
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    Xanthorhoe ferrugata
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    Xanthorhoe ferrugata
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    Xanthorhoe ferrugata
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    Xanthorhoe ferrugata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Xanthorhoe ferrugata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Xanthorhoe ferrugata
    20mm – © Jim Vargo

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