Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1362407

Currant Spanworm Moth
Speranza ribearia

Observation date: July 06, 2023
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: New record for BAMONA for Michigan
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: July 07, 2023
Coordinator notes: Blurry photo but I agree. Taxonomy note: Macaria ribearia (Fitch, 1848), formerly placed in the genus Itame in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) and in the genus Speranza in Ferguson (2008), is returned to genus Macaria in Sihvonen & Skou (2015) following Scoble & Krüger (2002). For now, BAMONA retains this sp. in genus Speranza. Also note that MPG has a few records in MI.
Checklist region(s): United States, Michigan, Kalamazoo County