Moth Photographers Group – Frederickia s-signata

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Geometridae

91a0832 – 6414 Frederickia s-signata (Packard, 1873)

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Distribution Data for Frederickia s-signata

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Fabaceae. Host genera: Prosopis. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Genitalia:	Warning: illustrations of male genitalia of cyda and s-signata in Ferguson (2008) appear to be switched.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	s-signata (Packard, 1873) (Macaria) - MONA 1983: 6414
Taxonomic Notes:	Frederickia s-signata (Packard, 1873), n. comb. (Rajaei, Hausmann & Sihvonen 2022). The former genus name Rindgea Ferguson, 2008 is a junior primary homonym of Rindgea Johnson, 1993.

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.
Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 338; pl. 8.48-50. order or free PDF
Rajaei, H., A. Hausmann & P. Sihvonen, 2022. Frederickia nom. n., a new replacement name for the moth genus Rindgea Ferguson, 2008 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Integrative Systematics, 5(2): 203-204.
Rindge, F.H., 1959. Descriptions of and notes on North American Geometridae (Lepidoptera), No. 4. American Museum Novitates, 1968: 1-17.
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)
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