Biology:Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Xanthorhoe |
| Species: | X. macdunnoughi
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| Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi Swett, 1918
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Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi is a species of moth in the family Geometridae (geometrid moths).[1][2][3] It was first described by Louis W. Swett in 1918 and is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from open wooded areas in western North America, ranging east to western Alberta and south to California .
The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are mottled grey, with a darker grey median band on the forewings.[4]
The MONA or Hodges number for Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi is 7372.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/857369.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=942943.
- ↑ "Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi Species Overview". http://eol.org/pages/7168096/overview.
- ↑ "Species Details: Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2007. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6214.
- ↑ Pohl, G. R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J. P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ↑ "Xanthorhoe macdunnoughi, Hodges 7372". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7372.
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 ☰ Q27998174 entry
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