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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Geometridae
91a0540 – 7306   Entephria polata (Duponchel, 1830)
Distribution Data for Entephria polata
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Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Betulaceae Empetraceae.  Host genera: Betula Empetrum.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • polata (Duponchel, 1830) (Larentia) - MONA 1983: 7306; TL: Lapland.
  • ursata (Munroe, 1951) (Dasyuris)
    Note: n. syn. (Troubridge 1997)
  • 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.
    • Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
    • Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz, 2025. Corrections to the 2023 “Annotated Taxonomic Checklist Of The Lepidoptera Of North America, North Of Mexico”. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(2): 104-116.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 32.14m; p. 225. 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 iNaturalist
    • Troubridge, J.T., 1997. Revision of the nearctic species of the genus Entephria Hübner (Lep: Geo: Larentiinae). Entomologica Scandinavica, 28: 134; Figs 9, 21, 29; Map 5.
    Entephria polata
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