Epimecis matronaria

(Guenée, [1858])

Epimecis matronaria is a geometrid in the Geometridae, Ennominae. The was described by Guenée in 1858. It is recorded from North America and Central America, with distribution records including Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). The species is assigned MONA/Hodges number 6601.

Moths of Costa Rica (Epimecis sp., close to Epimecis matronaria and Epimecis nasica, ID thanks to Dominik Hofer) by Wildreturn. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Epimecis matronaria: //ˌɛp.ɪˈmeɪ.sɪs ˌmæ.trəˈnɛəri.ə//

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Distribution

North America; Central America; Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). Distribution records indicate presence in Middle America and North America.

Human Relevance

The has a MONA or Hodges number of 6601, used in North American classification systems. It has been documented in citizen science platforms with over 100 observations.

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Taxonomic authority

Authority cited as (Guenée, [1858]) by Catalogue of Life and (Guenee, 1857) by NCBI, reflecting minor variation in citation practices.

Observation data

As of source data, iNaturalist records 103 observations of this .