Moth Photographers Group – Gerrodes minataea

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931969 – 9304 Gerrodes minataea Dyar, 1912

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Vitaceae. Host genera: Vitis. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	minataea Dyar, 1912 (Gerrodes) - MONA 1983: 9304; TL: Zacualpan, Mexico. minatea Franclemont & Todd, 1983 (Gerrodes) missp. - MONA 1983: 9304
Taxonomic Notes:	Gerrodes minataea Dyar, 1912 corrects the misspelling minatea Franclemont & Todd, 1983, a spelling erroneously followed in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023) and subsequently corrected in the errata (Pohl & Nanz 2025).

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.
Dyar, H.G., 1912. Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 42: 72.
Franclemont, J.G & E.L. Todd, 1983. In: Hodges, R. W. et al.: Check List of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico including Greenland. - E. W. Classey Ltd. and the Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 67-76, 78-85. free PDF
Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz, 2025. Corrections to the 2023 “Annotated Taxonomic Checklist Of The Lepidoptera Of North America, North Of Mexico”. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(2): 104-116.
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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