Three-patched Bigwing Moth
Heterophleps refusaria (Walker, 1861)
Three-patched Bigwing Moth: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/7238
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Hodges #7645 
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Heterophleps refusaria
Species specimen. White moth.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Heterophleps
Species:
H. refusaria
Binomial name
Heterophleps refusaria
(Walker, 1861)

Heterophleps refusaria, the three-patched bigwing, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1861 and is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Heterophleps refusaria is 7645.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Heterophleps refusaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. ^ a b "Heterophleps refusaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. ^ Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. ^ "Heterophleps refusaria, Three-patched Bigwing - Hodges 7645". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  • Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), 1016.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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