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Geometridae
91a0482 – 7235   Hydriomena divisaria (Walker, 1860)
             Black-dashed Hydriomena
Distribution Data for Hydriomena divisaria
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Genitalia: See McDunnough (1951) and McDunnough (1954).
Similar Species:
  • Hydriomena pluviata
  • Hydriomena transfigurata
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • divisaria (Walker, 1860) (Cleora) - MONA 1983: 7235
  • ssp. a. divisaria (Walker, 1860) (Cleora) - MONA 1983: 7235
  • ssp. b. brunnescens McDunnough, 1954 (Hydriomena)
  • ssp. c. frigidata (Walker, [1863]) (Cidaria)
  • 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)
    • McDunnough, J.H., 1951. On the identity of two eastern North American Hydriomena species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 1535: 1-14.
    • McDunnough, J.H., 1954. The species of the genus Hydriomena ocurring in America North of Mexico (Geometridae: Larentiinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 104(3): 271.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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