Biology:Hydriomena macdunnoughi
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth
| Hydriomena macdunnoughi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Hydriomena |
| Species: | H. macdunnoughi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hydriomena macdunnoughi Swett, 1918
| |
Hydriomena macdunnoughi is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths).[1][2][3] It was described by Louis W. Swett in 1918 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from Yukon Territory to western Alberta and Colorado.
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are dark ashen grey, with a broad, irregular fuscous band centrally. The hindwings are pale grey with six or seven indeterminate, brown, wavy, hair-lines crossing them.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July.
The larvae feed on Salix species.
The MONA or Hodges number for Hydriomena macdunnoughi is 7255.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Hydriomena macdunnoughi Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/857367. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hydriomena macdunnoughi Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=942236. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ "Hydriomena macdunnoughi Species Overview". http://eol.org/pages/283992/overview. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ Can. Ent. 50 (9): 296
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ↑ "Hydriomena macdunnoughi, Hodges 7255". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7255. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). 1016.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13257957 entry
 |  |
