Ematurga amitaria (Guenée) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ematurga amitaria (Guenée)

Ematurga amitaria (Guenée)

Ematurga amitaria, the cranberry spanworm moth, is a North American geometrid moth described in 1858, with MONA/Hodges number 6436.

Family
Genus
Ematurga
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ematurga amitaria (Guenée)

Ematurga amitaria, commonly known as the cranberry spanworm moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Geometridae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. This species is found in North America, and its MONA (also called Hodges) index number is 6436.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Ematurga

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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