Moth Photographers Group – Tetracis barnesii

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91a1418 – 6959 Tetracis barnesii (Hulst, 1896)

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Distribution:	High desert riparian canyons to dry coniferous forest from ~ 5,100-6,250 ft. elev. in central Arizona, California Sierras and parts of Colorado, Utah, Montana and Oregon.
Seasonality and Size:	Early September - late October. FWL ~ 19-23 mm.
Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Rosaceae. Host genera: Prunus. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Genitalia:	See Ferris & Schmidt (2010).
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	barnesii (Hulst, 1896) (Gonodontis) - MONA 1983: 6959
Taxonomic Notes:	Tetracis barnesii (Hulst, 1896), n. comb. in Ferris & Schmidt (2010), was formerly in the genus Synaxis.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Ferris, C.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Revision of the North American Genera Tetracis Guenée and Synonymization of Synaxis Hulst with Descriptions of Three New Species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Zootaxa, 2347: 1-36.
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 iNaturalist

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