Nemeris speciosa
(Hulst, 1896)
Nemeris speciosa is a of geometrid in the Geometridae, first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is native to North America. The species is assigned MONA/Hodges number 6876, a standard numbering system for North American Lepidoptera. As a member of the Ennominae, it belongs to a diverse group of geometer moths commonly known as inchworms or loopers due to their characteristic larval locomotion.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
North America
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
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