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Geometridae
91a0982 – 6582   Iridopsis vellivolata (Hulst, 1881)
             Large Purplish Gray

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Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • vellivolata Hulst 1881 (Macaria) - MONA 1983: 6582
  • 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Rindge, F.H., 1966. A revision of the moth genus Anacamptodes (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 132(3) 208.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © Bob Patterson
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © Nolie Schneider
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © Carol Wolf
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © Peter Homann
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    31mm – © Jim Vargo
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Picea mariana
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Picea mariana
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © George Smiley LG
    on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 28mm
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © George Smiley LG
    on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 32mm
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © George Smiley LG
    on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 37mm
    Iridopsis vellivolata
    © George Smiley LG
    on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 16mm

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