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Synchlora sp.1 |
Emerald Moth |
MONA# |
Family: Geometridae
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Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
SUPERFAMILY: Geometroidea
FAMILY: Geometridae
SUBFAMILY: Geometrinae
TRIBE: Synchlorini
Synchlora sp.
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General Species Description
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FIELD NOTES for Synchlora sp.1: |
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Field Notes & Observations:
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- larvae wiggles as if to mimic plant movement in wind |
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| HABITAT |
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| Lower Colorado River Valley (Yuma County, Arizona) |
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| Brittlebush (no image) |
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REARING / LAB NOTES for Synchlora sp.1: |
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| Food plant used |
host plant cuttings from field |
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- male and female emerald geo eclosed 27 March 2011
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| - males, female pinned/spread |
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Morphology Notes:
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- sharp spurs on back to pin plant parts to.
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Behavior notes:
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larva wiggles as if to mimic plant movement in wind |
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Parasitoids:
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no |
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