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Geometridae 91a0986 – 6586   Iridopsis defectaria (Guenée, [1858])              Brown-shaded Gray

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Anacardiaceae Araliaceae Asteraceae Ebenaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Hamamelidaceae Juglandaceae Malvaceae[Tiliaceae] Myricaceae Nyssaceae[Cornaceae] Polygonaceae Rhamnaceae Rosaceae Rubiaceae Salicaceae S..  Host genera: Acer Aralia Baccharis Carya Cephalanthus Diospyros Gordonia Juglans Koelreuteria Liquidambar Myrica Nyssa Populus Persicaria Prunus Quercus Rhamnus Rhus Rhynchosia Rubus Salix Sapindus Sesbania Tilia ...  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Genitalia: McDunnough (1940), Can. Entomol. 72(5): fig. 3. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: defectaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6586 albigenaria (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia)

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. McDunnough, J.H., 1940. New North American Geometridae with notes, III. The Canadian Entomologist, 72(5): 90-103. Rindge, F.H., 1966. A revision of the moth genus Anacamptodes (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 132(3) 222. 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 Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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