Orthonama evansi

(McDunnough, 1920)

Orthonama evansi is a of geometrid in the Larentiinae, first described by McDunnough in 1920. It is native to North America, with confirmed records from the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Manitoba. The species is assigned Hodges number 7415 in the North American Moth Photographers Group system. As a member of the carpet moth Orthonama, it likely exhibits the typical slender body and broad wings characteristic of this group, though specific morphological details remain poorly documented in accessible literature.

Orthonama evansi by Jeremy deWaard, University of British Columbia. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

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How to pronounce Orthonama evansi: /ɔɹˈθoʊnəmə ˈiːvənsi/

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Distribution

North America. Confirmed records from Alberta and Manitoba, Canada. The full extent of its range within North America has not been comprehensively documented.

Human Relevance

Assigned MONA/Hodges number 7415, used in North American identification systems.

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Nomenclatural history

Originally described as Orthonoma evansi by McDunnough in 1920; the name was later emended to Orthonama.

Observation records

iNaturalist reports 45 observations of this as of the knowledge cutoff date.

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