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Psamatodes everiata (Guenée, [1858]) |
(Macaria errata) |
MONA# 6333 |
Family:
Geometridae |
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ATTRIBUTES IN GENERAL |
Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
SUPERFAMILY:
FAMILY: Geometridae
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General Species Description
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FIELD NOTES for Psamatodes everiata: |
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Habitat |
Arizona Upland, subdivision of the Sonoran Desert
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(Canyon wash w/ scrub oak) |
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Host Plant |
Dodonaea viscosa (Hop Bush)
Sapindacea Family |
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Field Notes & Observations:
Larvae |
- larvae cryptic on host and abundant. |
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Ecology Notes:
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HABITAT |
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Habitat (Southwest Pima County) |
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HOST |
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Host Plant (no image) |
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REARING / LAB NOTES for Psamatodes everiata: |
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Food plant used |
Dodonaea viscosa |
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Number of days (pupa to eclosion) |
May 2011 (pupation); June 11, 2011 |
Morphology Notes:
Ovum: |
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Larvae: |
-larva cryptic on leaf of host |
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Behavior notes:
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Larvae: |
- larva cryptic on leaf of host |
Pupa: |
- development began immediately after pupation, followed by adult eclosion |
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Parasitoids:
Parasitoids (yes/no) |
None observed |
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