Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Geometroidea Geometridae Ennominae

• Speranza artesiaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) EU, Turkey, Caucasus, Kasakhstan, Altai, Sajan, Mongolia, Transbaikalia, Amur. See [maps] Tulvamittari

  • Geometra artesiaria Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 102; TL: Vienna district

  • Diastictis artesiaria; [SPRK]
  • Macaria (Speranza) artesiaria; [RFEL]
  • Macaria artesiaria; [FE]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]
  • Speranza artesiaria; [MNA17.2], 69 (note)

  900x732 (~87Kb) ♀ Finland, EK: Kotka 668:51, ex.o. 8.1994 Seppo Silvonen, Photo 6.6.1995 © Kimmo Silvonen

  296x204 (~11Kb)

  Larva on (Middle Europe) Salix [SPRK]

• Speranza circumflexaria (Eversmann, 1848) Altai, Sajan, Mongolia, Transbaikalia, Amur, .... See [maps]

  • Fidonia circumflexaria Eversmann, 1848
  • Halia costimacula Graeser, [1889]

  • Macaria (Speranza) circumflexaria; [RFEL]
  • Macaria circumflexaria; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]

  Larva on Ribes uva-crispa, Spiraea aquilegifolia [RFEL]

• Speranza varadaria (Walker, 1860) South Carolina - Florida - Texas, introduced? (Queensland?). See [maps]

  • Caberodes varadaria Walker, 1860; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 20: 251; TL: Georgia
  • Macaria inaptata Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 886; TL: United States
    • = Itame varadaria; [NACL], #6314
  • Aspilates abbreviata Walker, [1863]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1673; TL: Georgia
    • = Itame varadaria; [NACL], #6314
  • Distictis florida Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 334; TL: Florida
    • = Itame varadaria; [NACL], #6314

  • Itame varadaria; [NACL], #6314; Palmer, 1989, J. Lep. Soc. 43 (4); [LepIndex]
  • Macaria varadaria; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA]
  • Speranza varadaria; [MNA17.2]: 72, f. 13a-c, pl. 1, f. 58-61, pl. 9, f. 12; [GALEPS]

  Larva on Baccharis halimifolia Palmer, 1989, J. Lep. Soc. 43 (4): 305

• Speranza marcescaria (Guenée, 1857) N.Baja California, California, Oregon. See [maps]

  • Halia marcescaria Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10: 92; TL: California
  • Halia cineraria Packard, 1871; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. hist. 13: 392
    • = Elpiste marcescaria; [NACL], #6323
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 75

  • Elpiste marcescaria; [NACL], #6323
  • Macaria marcescaria; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza marcescaria; [MNA17.2]: 75, f. 13d-f, pl. 1, f. 62-64, pl. 9, f. 13; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Baccharis pilularis [MNA17.2]: 76

• Speranza imitata (Druce) Mexico, Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Speranza imitata; [MNA17.2], 72 (note)
• Speranza semipallida (Warren, 1897) Brazil, Cayenne. See [maps]

  • Tephrinopsis semipallida Warren, 1897
  • ?Cataspilates cinerea Thierry-Mieg, 1910
    • = ?; [MNA17.2], 72

  • Speranza ? cinerea; [MNA17.2], 72 (note)
  • Speranza ? semipallida; [MNA17.2], 72 (note)

• Speranza brunneata (Thunberg, 1784) British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Alberta, from (Alaska - Newfoundland) - to (New England, Michighan, Wyoming), Colorado. See [maps] Rannoch Looper Viitamittari

  • Geometra brunneata Thunberg, 1784; Diss. Ent. sistens Insecta Suecica (1): 9; TL: Upsala, Sweden
  • Phalaena fulvaria Villers, 1789; Caroli Linn. Ent. 2: 329; TL: Europe
    • = Itame brunneata; [NACL], #6286
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 76
    • = Macaria brunneata; [RFEL]
  • Geometra pinetaria Hübner, [1799]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [5]: pl. 24, f. 130; TL: Europe
    • = Itame brunneata; [NACL], #6286
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 76
  • Geometra quinquaria Hübner, [1822]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [5]: pl. 100, f. 516-517; TL: Europe
    • = Itame brunneata; [NACL], #6286
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 76
  • Speranza sylvaria Curtis, 1828; British Entomology 5: pl. 225; TL: Scotland, Loch Rannoch, Black Wood
    • = Itame brunneata; [NACL], #6286
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 76
    • = Macaria brunneata; [RFEL]
  • Eupistheria[sic] ferruginaria Packard, 1873; 5th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci.: 78; TL: Maine
    • = Itame brunneata; [NACL], #6286
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 76
    • = Macaria brunneata; [RFEL]

  • Itame brunneata; [SPRK]; [NACL], #6286; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria (Speranza) brunneata; [RFEL]
  • Macaria brunneata; [FE]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]
  • Speranza brunneata; [MNA17.2]: 76, f. 2b, 14a-c, pl. 1, f. 65-70, pl. 9, f. 15; [BAMONA]

  600x593 (~36Kb) ♀ FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 20.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela

  272x300 (~17Kb)

  Larva on Vaccinium , V. myrtillus, V. uliginosum, Ledum palustre [SPRK], Vaccinium vitis-idea, Betula papyrifera, Populus tremuloides, Shepherdia canadensis, Vaccinium angustifolium [RFEL]

  
  • S. b. brunneata NEU, CEU, Siberia - Far East, Mongolia

    • Itame brunneata brunneata; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 199
  • S. b. sordida (Butler, 1881) Sakhalin, Amur, Primorye, Japan (Honshu), Korea

    • brunneata sordida (Butler, 1881) (Itame)
    • Itame fulvaria imperatoria Kardakoff, 1928
      • = Macaria brunneata sordida; [RFEL]

    • Macaria brunneata sordida; [RFEL]; [CoL]
• Speranza inextricata (Walker, 1861) Florida. See [maps]

  • Macaria inextricata Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 889; TL: East Florida
  • Diastictis floridensis Hulst, 1898; Can. Ent. 30 (6): 164; TL: "South Florida"
    • = Itame inextricata; [NACL], #6285

  • Itame inextricata; [NACL], #6285
  • Macaria inextricata; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza inextricata; [MNA17.2]: 79, f. 16c, pl. 1, f. 71-73; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]
• Speranza exonerata Ferguson, 2008 Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. See [maps]

  • Speranza exonerata Ferguson, 2008; [MNA17.2]: 80, f. 15d-e, 16b, pl. 1, f. 74-76; TL: West Tisbury, Marth's Vineyard, Massachusetts

  • Macaria exonerata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
• Speranza sulphurea (Packard, 1873) from (Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland - S.Labrador) - Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Michigan, Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Eupistheria[sic?] sulphurea Packard, 1873; 5th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci.: 77; TL: Brookline and Natick, Massachusetts
  • Thamnonoma sulphuraria Packard, 1876; U.S. geol. geogr. Surv. Territ. 10: 255 (emend.)
    • = Itame sulphurea; [NACL], #6283
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 82
  • Diastictis olivalis Hulst, 1898; Can. Ent. 30 (6): 164
    • = Itame sulphurea; [NACL], #6283
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 82

  • Itame sulphurea; [NACL], #6283; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria sulphurea; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza sulphurea; [MNA17.2]: 82, f. 15a, 15c, pl. 2, f. 1-5, pl. 10, f. 1; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Vaccinium macrocarpon [MNA17.2]: 83

• Speranza amboflava (Ferguson, 1953) Alberta, Manitoba - Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana - New Mexico, Utah, Washington - California, Idaho, Wyoming. See [maps]

  • Itame sulphurea amboflava Ferguson, 1953; Can. Ent. 85 (12): 460; TL: Calgary, Alberta

  • Itame amboflava; [NACL], #6284
  • Itame sulphurea amboflava; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria amboflava; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza amboflava; [MNA17.2]: 84, f. 15b, 16a, pl. 2, f. 6-9; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Glycyrrhiza lepidota [MNA17.2]: 84

• Speranza abruptata (Walker, 1862) Quebec, Ontario, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado. See [maps]

  • Camptogramma ? abruptata Walker, 1862; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 25: 1326; TL: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's Bay [Ontario]
  • Diastictis pallidula Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 334; TL: Colorado
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 86

  • Itame abruptata; [NACL], #6294
  • Itame pallidula; [NACL], #6297; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria abruptata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza abruptata; [MNA17.2]: 86, pl. 2, f. 10-12; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Physocarpus opulifolius [MNA17.2]: 86

• Speranza umbriferata (Hulst, 1887) Washington, Oregon, California, Montana. See [maps]

  • Semiothisa umbriferata Hulst, 1887; Ent. Amer. 2: 189; TL: Soda Springs [Siskiyou Co.], California
  • Semiothisa umbrifasciata Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 332 (nom. nud., emend.)
    • = Itame umbriferata; [NACL], #6293
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 87

  • Itame umbriferata; [NACL], #6293; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria umbriferata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza umbriferata; [MNA17.2]: 87, f. 18e, 19e, pl. 2, f. 13-15

  Larva on Physocarpus capitatus [MNA17.2]: 88

• Speranza anataria (Swett, 1913) S.Labrador, Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, NE.USA, New England, Wisconsin, .... See [maps]

  • Diastictis anataria Swett, 1913; Can. Ent. 45 (1): 25; TL: Half Way House, Mt. Washington, New Hampshire

  • Itame anataria; [NACL], #6287; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria anataria; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza anataria; [MNA17.2]: 88, f. 17a, 17c, 18a, pl. 2, f. 16

  Larva on Betula populifolia, B. papyrifera [MNA17.2]: 89

• Speranza boreata Ferguson, 2008 Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, N.Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Speranza boreata Ferguson, 2008; Moths America N of Mexico 17.2: 92, f. 17b, 18b, pl. 2, f. 17-19; TL: Nordegg, Alberta

  • Macaria boreata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Betula , Alnus , Potentilla fruticosa, Salix , Populus Ferguson, 2008, Moths America N of Mexico 17.2: 93

• Speranza coloradensis (Hulst, 1896) Colorado, New Mexico. See [maps]

  • Sympherta coloradensis Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 338; TL: Colorado
  • Macaria aegaria Strecker, 1899; Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 2: 9; TL: Colorado
    • = Itame coloradensis; [NACL], #6289
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 93

  • Itame coloradensis; [NACL], #6289; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria coloradensis; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza coloradensis; [MNA17.2]: 93, f. 17e, 17g, pl. 2, f. 20; [BAMONA]
• Speranza exauspicata (Walker, 1861) Maine, New York, S.Canada - British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec - West Virginia, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Colorado, California. See [maps]

  • Macaria exauspicata Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 889; TL: United States

  • Itame exauspicata; [NACL], #6292; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria exauspicata; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA]
  • Speranza exauspicata; [MNA17.2]: 94, f. 17f, 17h, 18c, pl. 2, f. 21-23, pl. 10, f. 2-3

  Larva on Prunus , P. emarginata, Betula , Alnus , Salix , Populus , Ulmus americana [MNA17.2]: 95

• Speranza confederata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) Colorado, Utah, N.California, Oregon. See [maps]

  • Itame confederata Barnes & McDunnough, 1917; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 3 (4): 237, pl. 24, f. 5-6; TL: Glenwood Springs, Colorado

  • Itame confederata; [NACL], #6295; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria confederata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza confederata; [MNA17.2]: 95, f. 18d, 19a, 19c, pl. 2, f. 24-26

  Larva on Prunus virginiana, P. emarginata [MNA17.2]: 96

• Speranza extemporata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) California. See [maps]

  • Itame (Diastictis) extemporata Barnes & McDunnough, 1917; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 3 (4): 236; TL: Havilah, California

  • Itame extemporata; [NACL], #6298; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria extemporata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza extemporata; [MNA17.2]: 96, f. 19b, 19d, 19f, 18f, pl. 2, f. 27-28, pl. 10, f. 4; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Cercocarpus , C. betuloides [MNA17.2]: 98

• Speranza coortaria (Hulst, 1887) Ontario - Virginia, Quebec, Maine, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsis, Minnesota, Manitoba, North Dakota, Arkansa, Florida, Texas, Colorado. See [maps]

  • Thamnonoma coortaria Hulst, 1887; Ent. Amer. 2: 191; TL: Texas
  • Itame coortaria enigmata Barnes & McDunnough, 1917; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 3 (4): 236; TL: Chicago, Illinois

  • Itame coortaria enigmata; [NACL], #6299a
  • Itame coortaria; [NACL], #6299; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria coortaria; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza coortaria; [MNA17.2]: 99, f. 20a, pl. 2, f. 29-30, pl. 10, f. 5; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Prunus virginiata, Crataegus [MNA17.2]: 101

• Speranza hesperata Ferguson, 2008 Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California. See [maps]

  • Speranza hesperata Ferguson, 2008; Moths America N of Mexico 17.2: 101, f. 20b-c, pl. 2, f. 31-32; TL: Willow Creek Road, 7,500' [off Ephraim Canyon Road], near Ephraim, Sanpete Co., Utah

  • Macaria hesperata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
• Speranza prunosata Ferguson, 2008 Colorado. See [maps]

  • Speranza prunosata Ferguson, 2008; Moths America N of Mexico 17.2: 102, f. 20d-f, pl. 2, f. 33-34; TL: Co[unty] R[oad] 50 (Beaver Creek Rd), Grand Co., Colorado, R78W, T1N, Sec. 15, elve 7,600'

  • Macaria prunosata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]

• Speranza bitactata (Walker, 1862) Labrador, Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, Maine, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, W.USA, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, Alaska. See [maps]

  • Thera ? bitactata Walker, 1862; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 24: 1264; TL: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's Bay
  • Heteropleps atrosignata Walker, 1862; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 25: 1457; TL: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's Bay
    • = Itame bitactata; [NACL], #6304
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 103
  • Halia packardia Möschler, 1883; Stettin Ent. Ztg 44 (1-3): 119; TL: Southern Labrador
    • = Itame bitactata; [NACL], #6304
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 103
  • Itame epigenata Barnes & McDunnough, 1917; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 3 (4): 238, pl. 23, f. 5; TL: Truckee, California
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 103

  • Itame astrosignata[sic]; [NACL], #6302 (missp.)
  • Itame bitactata epigenata; [NACL], #6304a
  • Itame bitactata; [NACL], #6304; [LepIndex]
  • Itame epigenata; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria bitactata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA]
  • Speranza bitactata; [MNA17.2]: 103, f. 21b, 22b-c, pl. 2, f. 35-38, pl. 10, f. 6; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Ribes , R. cereum, R. inebrians, R. viscosissimum, Alnus ? [MNA17.2]: 107

• Speranza wauaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Palearctic, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia. See [maps] Herukkamittari V-moth

  • Phalaena wauaria Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 522
  • Phalaena fuscaria Thunberg, 1792; Diss. Ent. sistens Insecta Suecica (4): 58 (preocc. Phalaena fuscaria Villers, 1789)
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 107
  • Itame v-nigraria Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 282; TL: London, England
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 107
  • Geometra vauaria Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 284 (emend.)
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 108
  • Itame wauaria africana Zerny, 1934; Zs. Öst. EntVer. 19 (Schluß): 52; TL: tachdirt, 2300-2700m, Morocco
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 108
  • Semiothisa wauaria f. marginata Lucas, 1959; Ent. Ber. Amst. 19: 206; TL: Hoog Soeren
  • Semiothisa wauaria f. unicolor Lucas, 1959; Ent. Ber. Amst. 19: 206; TL: Hoog Soeren

  • Itame wauaria; [SPRK]; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria (Speranza) wauaria; [RFEL]
  • Macaria wauaria; [FE]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]
  • Speranza wauaria; [MNA17.2]: 107, f. 21a, 21c, 22a, pl. 2, f. 39-40

  600x415 (~43Kb) ♂ Littleborough, England, 1.7.1998, Photo © Ian Kimber	1024x768 (~101Kb) ♂ Russia, Moscow, 17.7.2004, Photo © D. Smirnov	660x725 (~84Kb) ♂ Russia, Moscow, 17.7.2004, Photo © D. Smirnov
  800x536 (~115Kb) ♂ Russia, Moscow area, 13.7.2006 © D. Smirnov	324x380 (~25Kb)

  Larva on Ribes , R. uva-crispa, R. alpinum, R. nigrum, R. rubrum [SPRK], Ribes spicatum, Prunus spinosa [RFEL]

  
• Speranza chinensis (Sterneck, 1928) Amur, Primorye, Korea, W.China. See [maps]

  • Itame wauaria chinensis Sterneck, 1928; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 42 (2): 236; TL: Sungpanting, western China
    • = Speranza wauaria; [MNA17.2], 108
  • Itame wauaria koreaebia Bryk, 1948; Ark. Zool. 41 A (1): 213; TL: Shuotsu, Korea
    • = Speranza wauaria; [MNA17.2], 108
    • = Macaria chinensis; [RFEL]

  • Itame wauaria chinensis; [LepIndex]
  • Itame wauaria koreaebia; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria (Speranza) chinensis; [RFEL]
• Speranza subcessaria (Walker, 1861) S.Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, W.Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas, Alabama. See [maps]

  • Halia subcessaria Walker, 1861; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 23: 945; TL: Trenton Falls, New York
  • Thera ? perarcuata Walker, 1862; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 24: 1264; TL: "United States"
    • = Itame subcessaria; [NACL], #6303
    • = ?; [MNA17.2], 110

  • Itame subcessaria; [NACL], #6303; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria subcessaria; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA]
  • Speranza subcessaria; [MNA17.2]: 110, pl. 2, f. 41-42, pl. 10, f. 7-8; [GALEPS]

  Larva on Ribes [MNA17.2]: 111

• Speranza denticulodes (Hulst, 1896) Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona. See [maps]

  • Diastictis denticulodes Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 332; TL: Colorado

  • Itame denticulodes; [NACL], #6305; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria denticulodes; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza denticulodes; [MNA17.2]: 111, f. 21d-e, 22e, pl. 2, f. 43; [BAMONA]
• Speranza semivolata (Dyar, 1923) California. See [maps]

  • Phasiane semivolata Dyar, 1923; Ins. Insc. Menstr. 11 (1/3): 23; TL: San Diego, California

  • Itame semivolata; [NACL], #6291; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria semivolata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza semivolata; [MNA17.2]: 112, f. 22d, pl. 2, f. 44-45

  Larva on Ribes , R. californicum, R. velutinum glanduliferum, R. aureum [MNA17.2]: 113

• Speranza decorata (Hulst, 1896) New Mexico, Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, British Columbia, Alberta. See [maps]

  • Diastictis decorata Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 333; TL: Platte Canyon, Colorado

  • Itame decorata; [NACL], #6306; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria decorata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza decorata; [MNA17.2]: 113, pl. 2, f. 46-49; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Ribes [MNA17.2]: 113

• Speranza colata (Grote, 1881) -. See [maps]

  • Phasiane colata Grote, 1881; Papilio 1 (9): 167; TL: Tucson, Arizona

  • Itame colata; [NACL], #6308; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria colata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Speranza colata; [MNA17.2]: 114, pl. 2, f. 50-54; [BAMONA]
  • S. c. colata Arizona, California

    • Diastictis sericeata Hulst, 1898; Can. Ent. 30 (7): 191; TL: Prescott, Arizona
      • = Itame colata; [NACL], #6308
      • = ; [MNA17.2], 115

    • Speranza colata colata; [MNA17.2]: 115, f. 23a-c, pl. 2, f. 50-52

    Larva on Purshia glandulosa, Cercocarpus betuloides, Cowania stanburiana [MNA17.2]: 115

  • S. c. correlata (Hulst, 1896) Nevada, Colorado, Utah - British Columbia, Oregon, Washington

    • Selidosema correllatum Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 355; TL: Colorado
      • = Itame colata; [NACL], #6308

    • Speranza colata correlata; [MNA17.2]: 116, pl. 2, f. 53-54
    • Speranza colata correllata; [iNaturalist]

    Larva on Purshia tridentata, Purshia glandulosa [MNA17.2]: 117

• Speranza occiduaria (Packard, 1874) South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario. See [maps]

  • Caulostoma occiduaria Packard, 1874; Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. 6: 52; TL: Colorado Territory

  • Itame occiduaria; [NACL], #6279; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria occiduaria; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza occiduaria; [MNA17.2]: 118, f. 24a, 24c, 25a, pl. 2, f. 55-58; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Amelanchier , Arctostaphylos , Ribes , Betula glandulosa, Potentilla fruticosa, Populus tremulus, Heuchera parvifolia [MNA17.2]: 119

• Speranza andersoni (Swett, 1916) Labrador, Quebec, Maine, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, N.British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Diastictis andersoni Swett, 1916; Can. Ent. 48 (7): 251; TL: Atlin, British Columbia
  • Itame andersoni orientis Ferguson, 1953; Can. Ent. 85 (12): 457; TL: Auburn, King Co., Nova Scotia

  • Itame andersoni orientis; [NACL], #6280a; [LepIndex]
  • Itame andersoni; [NACL], #6280; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria andersoni; ; [CoL] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza andersoni; [MNA17.2]: 122, pl. 2, f. 59-61, pl. 10, f. 11; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Vaccinium [MNA17.2]: 123

• Speranza argillacearia (Packard, 1874) New England, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, S.Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Tephrina argillacearia Packard, 1874; Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. 6: 48; TL: Brunswick, Maine
  • Tephrina modestaria Hulst, 1895; Ent. News 6 (1): 11
    • = Itame argillacearia Packard, 1874; [NACL], #6282

  • Itame argillacearia; [NACL], #6282; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria argillacearia; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza argillacearia; [MNA17.2]: 123, f. 24b, 24d, pl. 2, f. 62-63, pl. 10, f. 12; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Vaccinium [MNA17.2]: 124

• Speranza evagaria (Hulst, 1900) S.Ontario, Quebec, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado?. See [maps]

  • Cymatophora evagaria Hulst, 1900; Can. Ent. 32 (4): 106; TL: St. Cloud, Minnesota

  • Itame evagaria; [NACL], #6278; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria evagaria; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza evagaria; [MNA17.2]: 124, f. 24f, 25b, pl. 2, f. 64-67; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Ribes [MNA17.2]: 125

• Speranza flavicaria (Packard, 1876) Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona. See [maps]

  • Thamnonoma flavicaria Packard, 1876; U.S. geol. geogr. Surv. Territ. 10: 256; TL: Manitou, Colorado
  • Diastictis subfalcata Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 335; TL: Platte Canyon, Colorado
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 125

  • Itame flavicaria; [NACL], #6276; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria flavicaria; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA]
  • Macaria subfalcata; ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza flavicaria; [MNA17.2]: 125, f. 25c, pl. 3, f. 1-2

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • ?Itame subfalcata (= Speranza helena); [NACL], #6277
• Speranza helena (Cassino, 1928) E.Washington, E.Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico. See [maps]

  • Itame helena Cassino, 1928; Lepidopterist 5: 5; TL: Vineyard, Utah
    • = Itame subfalcata; [NACL], #6277

  • Macaria helena; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
  • Speranza helena; [MNA17.2]: 127, f. 24e, 24g, pl. 3, f. 3-5; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Ribes ? [MNA17.2]: 127

• Speranza ribearia (Fitch, 1848) New Brunswick, S.Alberta, Montana, Idaho, E.Oregon, Colorado, Quebec, Ontario, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas. See [maps]

  • Abraxas ? ribearia Fitch, 1848; Trans. N.Y. St. agric. Soc. 7: 461, [?]466, f. 1-11; TL: New York
  • Aspilates sigmaria Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10: 184; TL: "Amérique septentrionale"
    • = Itame ribearia; [NACL], #6274
    • = ; [MNA17.2]: 127
  • Ellopia annisaria Walker, 1860; Can. Naturalist & Geol. 5: 260; TL: Vicinity of Montreal [Quebec]
    • = Itame ribearia; [NACL], #6274
    • = ; [MNA17.2]: 128
  • Ellopia aniusaria Walker, [1863]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 26: 1507; TL: Canada
    • = Itame ribearia; [NACL], #6274
    • = ; [MNA17.2]: 128
  • Thamnonoma fascioferaria Hulst, 1887; Ent. Amer. 2: 191; TL: Colorado
    • = ; [MNA17.2]: 128

  • Eufitchia ribearia;
  • Itame fascioferaria; [NACL], #6275
  • Itame ribearia; [NACL], #6274; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria ribearia; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza ribearia; [MNA17.2]: 127, f. 26a, 26c, 25d, pl. 3, f. 6-9, pl. 10, f. 13; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Ribes [MNA17.2]: 130

• Speranza simplex (Dyar, 1907) Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, Wyoming. See [maps]

  • Pygmaena simplex Dyar, 1907; J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 15: 232; TL: Laggan, Alberta, Canada

  • Itame simplex; [NACL], #6281; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria simplex; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza simplex; [MNA17.2]: 130, f. 26b, 26d, 25e, pl. 3, f. 10-11; [BAMONA]

• Speranza lorquinaria (Guenée, 1857) British Columbia - California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah. See [maps]

  • Tephrina lorquinaria Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10: 101; TL: California
  • Halia tripunctaria Packard, 1873; Mon. Geom.: 26; TL: California
    • = Elpiste lorquinaria; [NACL], #6324

  • Elpiste lorquinaria; [NACL], #6324
  • Macaria lorquinaria; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza lorquinaria; [MNA17.2]: 131, f. 27a-c, pl. 3, f. 12-15, pl. 10, f. 14-15; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Alnus sinuata, A. rhombifolia, A. incana, Salix , Betula [MNA17.2]: 134

• Speranza loricaria (Eversmann, 1837) NEU, Siberia, N.Mongolia, Alaska, Canada, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, California. See [maps] Pensasmittari

  • Fidonia loricaria Eversmann, 1837; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 1837 (6): 59; TL: Kazan, Russia
  • Idaea vinctaria Zeller, 1846; Isis 1846 (3/4): 203; TL: Lievland
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 134
  • Sympherta julia Hulst, 1896; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 23: 338; TL: Easton [Kittitat Co.], Washington
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 134
    • = Macaria loricaria; [RFEL]
  • Thamnonoma nubilata Warren, 1904; Novit. zool. 11: 563; TL: South Park, Colorado
    • = Itame loricaria julia; [NACL], #6290a
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 134

  • Itame loricaria julia; [NACL], #6290a
  • Itame loricaria; [SPRK]; [NACL], #6290; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria (Speranza) loricaria; [RFEL]
  • Macaria loricaria; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 199; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]
  • Speranza loricaria; [MNA17.2]: 134, pl. 3, f. 16-17; [BAMONA]

  900x645 (~74Kb) ♀ underside Finland, Kn: Paltamo Ellukka 714:53, ex.l. 7.1991 J & K. Silvonen, Photo 19.7.1991 © Kimmo Silvonen

  316x200 (~12Kb)

  Larva on Salix spp., S. phylicifolia, Betula ? [SPRK], Populus tremuloides, P. balsamifera, P. grandidentata?, Salix , S. discolor, S. humilis, Alnus sp. [MNA17.2]: 135, Salix viminalis, Acer saccharum, Alnus rubra, Picea engelmannii, P. glauca, Betula papyrifera [RFEL]

• Speranza plumosata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) S.British Columbia - Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, California. See [maps]

  • Itame plumosata Barnes & McDunnough, 1917; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 3 (4): 237, pl. 24, f. 7-8; TL: Huachuca Mountains, Arizona

  • Itame plumosata; [NACL], #6296; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria plumosata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza plumosata; [MNA17.2]: 136, f. 28a, 28c, pl. 3, f. 18-21, pl. 11, f. 1; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Acer glabrum, Acer glabrum var. douglasii, A. circinatum, Acer negundo [MNA17.2]: 137

• Speranza pustularia (Guenée, 1857) E.Canada - S.Saskatchewan, E.USA, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas. See [maps]

  • Stegania pustularia Guenée, 1857; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 10: 49, Atlas (Uranides, Phalenides, Siculides): pl. 17, f. 9; TL: North America

  • Itame pustularia; [NACL], #6273
  • Macaria pustularia; ; [MPG]
  • Speranza pustularia; [MNA17.2]: 138, f. 28b, 29, pl. 3, f. 22-27, pl. 11, f. 2; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]

  Larva on Acer rubrum, A. saccharum, A. saccharinum, A. spicatum [MNA17.2]: 139

• Speranza quadrilinearia (Packard, 1873) British Columbia, Washington, N.Idaho, Oregon, California, Baja California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota. See [maps]

  • Halia quadrilinearia Packard, 1873; Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 16: 26; TL: Sierra Nevada, California
  • Semiothisa inquinaria Hulst, 1887; Ent. Amer. 2: 189; TL: California
    • = Itame quadrilinearia; [NACL], #6288
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 140
  • Tephrina disparata Warren, 1904; Novit. zool. 11: 562; TL: South Park, Colorado
    • = Itame coloradensis; [NACL], #6289
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 140
  • Selidosema pallescens Grossbeck, 1907; Ent. News 18: 150; TL: California
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 140

  • Itame pallescens; [NACL], #6307; [LepIndex]
  • Itame quadrilinearia; [NACL], #6288; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria quadrilinearia; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA]
  • Speranza quadrilinearia; [MNA17.2]: 140, f. 30a, 31a, pl. 3, f. 28-31, pl. 11, f. 3-4

  Larva on Ceanothus , C. velutinus, C. cuneatus, C. integerrimus [MNA17.2]: 141

• Speranza trilinearia (Grossbeck, 1910) Arizona. See [maps]

  • Cymatophora trilinearia Grossbeck, 1910; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 18 (4): 205; TL: Southern Arizona

  • Itame trilinearia; [NACL], #6302
  • Macaria trilinearia; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza trilinearia; [MNA17.2]: 143, f. 30b, 30c, 31b, pl. 3, f. 32-33
• Speranza guenearia (Packard, 1876) N.California, Oregon. See [maps]

  • Thamnonoma guenearia Packard, 1876; U.S. geol. geogr. Surv. Territ. 10: 252, pl. 9, f. 70; TL: "North California"

  • Itame guenearia; [NACL], #6301; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria guenearia; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza guenearia; [MNA17.2]: 145, f. 30c-d, 30f, pl. 3, f. 34-35, pl. 11, f. 5

  Larva on Rhamnus californica [MNA17.2]: 145

• Speranza austrinata Ferguson, 2008 S.California. See [maps]

  • Speranza austrinata Ferguson, 2008; Moths America N of Mexico 17.2: 146, f. 30e, 30g, pl. 3, f. 36-37; TL: Miramar [Naval Air Station], San Diego Co., California

  • Macaria austrinata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Rhamnus crocea Ferguson, 2008, Moths America N of Mexico 17.2: 147

• Speranza deceptrix (Dyar, 1913) S.Texas, Arizona, Mexico. See [maps]

  • Sciagraphia deceptrix Dyar, 1913; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44 (1951): 309; TL: Tehuacán, Mexico
  • Itame (Diastictis) sobriaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1917; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 3 (4): 239, pl. 24, f. 9; TL: Redington, Arizona
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 148

  • Itame sobriaria; [NACL], #6312
  • Macaria deceptrix; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza deceptrix; [MNA17.2]: 148, f. 32f, 32h, 33e, pl. 3, f. 38-39; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Condalia spathulata [MNA17.2]: 149

• Speranza graphidaria (Hulst, 1887) S.Texas. See [maps]

  • Semiothisa graphidaria Hulst, 1887; Ent. Amer. 2: 190; TL: Texas

  • Itame graphidaria; [NACL], #6311; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria graphidaria; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza graphidaria; [MNA17.2]: 149, f. 32a, 32c, 33a, pl. 3, f. 40-41, pl. 11, f. 6; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Burmelia celastrina, Condalia hookeri [MNA17.2]: 152

• Speranza schatzeata (Cassino, 1927) Texas, New Mexico. See [maps]

  • Itame schatzeata Cassino, 1927; Lepidopterist 4: 70; TL: Alpine [Jeff Davis Co.], Texas
  • Itame schatzeata f. dimidiata Cassino, 1927; Lepidopterist 4: 71; TL: Alpine [Jeff Davis Co.], Texas
    • = Itame schatzeata; [NACL], #6310
    • = Macaria schatzeata; [MNA17.2], 152
  • Itame minata Cassino, 1928; Lepidopterist 5: 7; TL: Davis Mountains, Texas
    • = Macaria schatzeata; [MNA17.2], 152

  • Itame minata; [NACL], #6313; [LepIndex]
  • Itame schatzeata; [NACL], #6310; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria schatzeata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL] ; [BAMONA]
  • Speranza schatzeata; [MNA17.2]: 152, f. 32b, 33d, pl. 3, f. 42-43
• Speranza benigna (Hulst, 1898) S.California, S.Nevada, W.Arizona. See [maps]

  • Diastictis benigna Hulst, 1898; Can. Ent. 30 (7): 191; TL: Los Angeles Co., California

  • Itame benigna; [NACL], #6309; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria benigna; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza benigna; [MNA17.2]: 153, f. 32e, 33b, pl. 3, f. 44-45
• Speranza perornata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) Arizona. See [maps]

  • Itame perornata Barnes & McDunnough, 1916; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 3 (1): 26, pl. 2, f. 16; TL: Redington, Arizona

  • Itame perornata; [NACL], #6300; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria perornata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza perornata; [MNA17.2]: 154, f. 32i-j, 33c, pl. 3, f. 46

• Speranza grossbecki (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) Texas. See [maps]

  • Diastictis grossbecki Barnes & McDunnough, 1913; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 2 (3): 128, pl. 7, f. 10, 12; TL: Brownsville, Texas

  • Itame grossbecki; [NACL], #6315; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria grossbecki; ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Speranza grossbecki;
• Speranza saphenata Ferguson, 2008 W.Texas, S.New Mexico. See [maps]

  • Speranza saphenata Ferguson, 2008; [MNA17.2]: 157, f. 34d, 34f, 35a, pl. 3, f. 50-52; TL: Government Spring, Big Bend National Park [Brewster Co.], Texas

  • Macaria saphenata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist]
• Speranza specifica (Dyar, 1916) Mexico. See [maps]

  • Cymatophora specifica Dyar, 1916; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 51 (2139): 24; TL: Tehuacán [Puebla], Mexico
  • Cymatophora evelis Dyar, 1919; Ins. Insc. Menstr. 7 (4-6): 83; TL: Pachuca [Hildalgo], Mexico
    • = ; [MNA17.2], 156

  • Speranza specifica; [MNA17.2], 156 (note)
• Speranza simpliciata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) Arizona, New Mexico, Texas. See [maps]

  • Itame simpliciata Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 150, pl. 21, f. 15; TL: Paradise, Arizon

  • Itame simpliciata; [NACL], #6316; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria simpliciata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza simpliciata; [MNA17.2]: 160, f. 34b, pl. 3, f. 53-55
• Speranza pallipennata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912) Arizona, New Mexico, Texas. See [maps]

  • Diastictis pallipennata Barnes & McDunnough, 1912; Can. Ent. 44 (4): 126; TL: Redington, Arizona

  • Itame pallipennata; [NACL], #6317; [LepIndex]
  • Macaria pallipennata; ; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GMWL]
  • Speranza pallipennata;

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