''Hydriomena expurgata'' is a species of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...
first described by
William Barnes
William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...
and
James Halliday McDunnough
James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadians, Canadian Linguistics, linguist, musician, and Entomology, entomologist best known for his work with North American Lepidoptera, but who also made important contributio ...
in 1918.
[ It is found in North America.][
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Hydriomena expurgata'' is 7224.][
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Subspecies
Four subspecies belong to ''Hydriomena expurgata'':
* ''Hydriomena expurgata alticola'' McDunnough, 1954 c g
* ''Hydriomena expurgata expurgata'' g
* ''Hydriomena expurgata franclemonti'' McDunnough, 1952 c g
* ''Hydriomena expurgata nicolensis'' McDunnough, 1954 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = BugGuide]
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Moths described in 1918
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