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Geometridae 91a1384 – 6898   Cingilia catenaria (Drury, 1773)              Chain-dotted Geometer

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Anacardiaceae Asclepiadaceae Asteraceae Betulaceae Cupressaceae Cyperaceae Dennstaedtiaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Myricaceae Oleaceae Pinaceae Platanaceae Rosaceae ..  Host genera: Abies Acer Aesculus Alnus Anaphalis Andromeda Baptisia Betula Carex Castanea Chamaedaphne Comptonia Corylus Crataegus Dennstaedtia Fagus Fraxinus Gaylussacia Genista Hoya Juniperus Kalmia Lactuca Lari...  Notes: polyphagous on herbs, on trees and shrubs (Forbes 1948); many trees & shrubs (Wagner 2005); coniferous, ground plants (Nystrom & Ochoa 2006).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: catenaria (Drury, 1773) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 6898 devinctaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Zerene) humeralis Walker, 1862 (Cingilia) immacularia Swett, 1914 (Cingilia) rubiferaria Swett, 1910 (Cingilia)

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. 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 BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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