Epimecis patronaria

Description

Family Geometridae

'The Geometer Moths are the second largest family of moths in North America. This family includes many serious agricultural and forest pests. These moths are small to medium in size, with slender bodies and broad wings. On average, the wingspan of these moths is 1-6 cm, though the females of some species lack wings entirely. Larvae are usually twiglike and lack the first 2-3 pairs of prolegs. They move by extending the front of the body as far forward as possible, then bringing the rear of the body up to meet it; this is how they have gotten the name "inchworm" or "measuringworm." Larvae usually feed externally on leaves and pupate in loose cocoons in leaf litter or soil.

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Geometroidea ()
        Family: Geometridae () - � - Geometrid Moths
        Genus: Epimecis ()
        Specific name: patronaria - Walker 1860
        Scientific name: - Epimecis patronaria Walker 1860

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Epimecis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 44 species and subspecies in this genus:

E. akinaria · E. amianta · E. amplaria · E. anonaria · E. benepicta · E. carbonaria · E. cineraria · E. confertistriga · E. conjugaria · E. consimilis · E. curvilinea · E. dendraria · E. detexta · E. diffundaria · E. disserptaria · E. fraternaria · E. fumistrota · E. funeraria · E. granulosaria · E. gravilinearia · E. hortaria (Tulip-Tree Beauty Moth) · E. jamaicaria · E. liriodendraria · E. marcida · E. masica · E. matronaria · E. mundaria · E. nigriplena · E. nyctalemonaria · E. patronaria · E. plumbilinea · E. pudicaria · E. puellaria · E. repressa · E. scolopacea · E. scolopaiae · E. semicompleta · E. subalbida · E. subroraria · E. transitaria · E. vexillata · E. virginaria · E. virginiaria · E. wittfeldi

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7806937
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-234976.0
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1638589

Footnotes

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=80&sci=Geometridae&com=Geometer Moths, Looper Moths [back]