Cranberry Spanworm Moth
Ematurga amitaria (Guenée, 1858)
Cranberry Spanworm Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/20091
Synonyms
Hodges #6436 
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Ematurga amitaria
A golden-brown moth pinned to a card on display. The wings are spread widely and the antenna are comblike on both sides.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ematurga
Species:
E. amitaria
Binomial name
Ematurga amitaria
(Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1858)

Ematurga amitaria, the cranberry spanworm moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Ematurga amitaria is 6436.[4] [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Ematurga amitaria - Cranberry Spanworm Moth - Hodges#6436". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. ^ a b "Ematurga amitaria (Guenée in Boisduval and Guenée, 1858)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. ^ "Ematurga amitaria Cranberry Spanworm". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  4. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. ^ "910850.00 – 6436 – Ematurga amitaria – Cranberry Spanworm Moth – (Guenée, [1858])". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2018-01-15.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald, & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. vol. 40, 1-239.
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