Nomenia obsoleta

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Nomenia obsoleta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Nomenia
Species:
N. obsoleta
Binomial name
Nomenia obsoleta
Swett, 1916 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Venusia obsoleta

Nomenia obsoleta is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Louis W. Swett in 1916. It is found in western North America, from British Columbia, through Washington and Oregon to California. [3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Venusia obsoleta (Swett 1916)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Xue, Dayong; Scoble, Malcolm J. (June 27, 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. "910271.00 – 7427 – Venusia obsoleta – (Swett, 1916)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 9, 2019.