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Geometridae 91a0997 – 6597   Ectropis crepuscularia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)              Small Engrailed

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Araliaceae Betulaceae Caprifoliaceae Celastraceae Cornaceae Cupressaceae Elaeagnaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Poaceae Grossulariaceae Hamamelidaceae Juglandaceae Myricace..  Host genera: Abies Acer Alnus Aquilegia Aralia Betula Carya Ceanothus Comptonia Cornus Cotoneaster Cytisus Genista Euonymus Frangula Fraxinus Hamamelis Juglans Larix Ligustrum Lonicera[unresolved] Malus Picea Pinu...  Notes: polyphagous on trees & shrubs (Forbes 1948); many hardwoods & softwoods (Wagner 2005).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: crepuscularia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 6597 crepuscularia ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Geometra)  abraxaria (Walker, 1860) (Tephrosia)  baeticaria (Scharfenberg, 1805) (Phalaena)  bistortata (Goeze, 1781) (Phalaena)  biundularia (Borkhausen, 1794) (Phalaena)  biundulata (Villers, 1789) (Phalaena)  cineraria (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia)  defessaria (Freyer, 1847) (Boarmia)  divisaria (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia)  fernaldaria (Hulst, 1888) (Boarmia)  fumataria (Minot, 1869) (Tephrosia)  intrataria (Walker, 1860) (Tephrosia)  occiduaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Tephrosia)  signaria (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia)  spatiosaria (Walker, 1860) (Tephrosia)  strigularia (Stephens, 1831) (Boarmia)  tristis (Riesen, 1897) (Boarmia)  virginiaria (Cramer, [1780]) (Phalaena)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.17f; p. 210. Book Review and ordering 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 E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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