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

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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

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