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Meris sp. |
Geometrid Moth |
MONA# 6877 |
Family: Geometridae
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Attributes in General |
Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
SUPERFAMILY: Geometroidea
FAMILY: Geometridae
SUBFAMILY: Ennominae
TRIBE: Ourapterygini
Meris paradoxa
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General Species Description
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FIELD NOTES: |
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| Locality & GPS coords |
| Florida Cyn, Santa Rita Mts, Pima Co., AZ |
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| Habitat |
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| Host Plant |
| Penstemon sp. (possibly Penstemon parryi) |
| Scrophulariaceae Family |
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| Collector(s) |
Jennifer Bundy |
Field observations:
| March 2012 |
Larva found with use of beating sheet and lightly tapping flowers and stem. The larva wiggled liked a snake and color patterns caught my attention. Larva was feeding on Penstemon. I did not see Maurandya antirrhiniflora at collection sight. |
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| Ecology Notes:
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| HABITAT |
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| Florida Canyon, oak/Juniper |
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REARING / LAB NOTES: |
| Voucher No. |
050JLB2012 |
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Ultimate stage larva |
| Food plant used |
cuttings from field |
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Behavior notes:
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wiggling behavior |
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| Ultimate Stage |
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| Ultimate stage, lateral |
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| Head |
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| feeding on host |
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| cocoon |
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| Adult |
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| Adult, female (eclosed 5/5/2012) |
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