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Geometridae 91a0983 – 6583   Iridopsis ephyraria (Walker, 1860)              Pale-winged Gray

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Ericaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Grossulariaceae Hypericaceae[Clusiaceae][Guttiferae] Juglandaceae Malvaceae[Tiliaceae] Myricaceae Oleaceae Pinaceae Rosaceae Salicaceae..  Host genera: Abies Acer Amorpha Aralia Betula Caragana Carya Comptonia Fraxinus Hypericum Malus Prunus Pyrus Quercus Ribes Salix Tilia Tsuga Ulmus Vaccinium Viburnum.  Notes: leaflets (Eiseman 2024a); .  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ephyraria (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6583 expressaria (Walker, 1863) (Tephrina) takenaria (Pearsall, 1909) (Cleora)

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. Rindge, F.H., 1966. A revision of the moth genus Anacamptodes (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 132(3) 211. 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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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