Idaea retractaria 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]

Idaea retractaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Idaea
Species:
I. retractaria
Binomial name
Idaea retractaria
(Walker, 1861)

The MONA or Hodges number for Idaea retractaria is 7124.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Idaea retractaria Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Idaea retractaria Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. ^ "Idaea retractaria, Hodges 7124". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  • Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), 1016.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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