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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) (synonym of ssp. ferrugata)  fuscata (Nordström, 1935) (Cidaria) (synonym of ssp. ferrugata)  inclinataria (Walker, 1863) (Cidaria) (synonym of ssp. ferrugata)  unidentaria (Haworth, 1809) (Geometra) (synonym of ssp. ferrugata) 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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