Nomenia duodecimlineata

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Nomenia duodecimlineata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nomenia
Species:
N. duodecimlineata
Binomial name
Nomenia duodecimlineata
(Packard, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Larentia duodecimlineataPackard, 1873
  • Venusia duodecimlineata(Packard, 1873)
  • Nomenia unipectaPearsall, 1906

Nomenia duodecimlineata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1873. [1] [2] [3] It is found in western North America, from British Columbia to California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. [4]

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The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are dark gray. Adults are on wing in spring. [4]

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Pearsall, Richard F. (1905). "The genus Venusia and its included species". The Canadian Entomologist. 37: 125–128. doi:10.4039/Ent37125-4.
  2. ↑ Xue, Dayong; Scoble, Malcolm J. (2002). "A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series. 71 (1): 77–133. doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044.
  3. ↑ Viidalepp, J. (2011). "A morphological review of tribes in Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Zootaxa. 3136: 1–44. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3136.1.1.
  4. 1 2 "910270.00 – 7426 – Venusia duodecemlineata – (Packard, 1873)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 9, 2019.


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