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Distinguishing Adults of the Winter Moth Operophtera brumata (L.), and Bruce Spanworm O. bruceata (Hulst) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D. C. Eidt ,
D. G. Embree  and
C. C. Smith
D. C. Eidt
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry of Canada, Forest Research Laboratory, Fredericton, New Brunswick
D. G. Embree
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry of Canada, Forest Research Laboratory, Fredericton, New Brunswick
C. C. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry of Canada, Forest Research Laboratory, Fredericton, New Brunswick
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Abstract

The winter moth, Operophtera brumata (L.), and the Bruce spanworm moth, O. bruceata (Hulst), may be readily distinguished by differences in the male genitalia and the length of the vestigial wings of the female.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 98 , Issue 3 , March 1966 , pp. 258 - 261
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1966

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