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Chlorochlamys appellaria (Pearsall, 1911)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Identification:
Wing Span: 1.4-2.0 cm
Life History:
Flight: mid-March to early October
Caterpillar Hosts: Eriogonum (buckwheat)
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Southern California(4), Nevada, and Utah(5), east to Oklahoma(6) and the coast of Texas
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 verified sightings

Observation date: Jul 19, 2014
Submitted by: chherrmann
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 16, 2021

Observation date: Sep 02, 2019
Submitted by: Joey Bom
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Oct 08, 2019

Observation date: Jun 27, 2012
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Jackson County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Feb 16, 2015

Observation date: Jul 26, 2014
Submitted by: jim.odonater
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Dec 27, 2014

Observation date: Jul 23, 2014
Submitted by: jim.odonater
Region: Lake County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Dec 27, 2014

Observation date: Sep 25, 2014
Submitted by: coreyk
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Dec 01, 2014

Observation date: Aug 21, 2014
Submitted by: coreyk
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Nov 20, 2014

Observation date: Sep 25, 2014
Submitted by: coreyk
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Nov 18, 2014

Observation date: Aug 22, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Sep 26, 2014

Observation date: Jul 04, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Sep 04, 2014

Observation date: Jul 04, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Sep 04, 2014

Observation date: Aug 03, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Aug 20, 2014

Observation date: Apr 24, 2014
Submitted by: tjheindel
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Jun 05, 2014