''Hydriomena exculpata'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metro ...

first described by

William Barnes William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...

and

James Halliday McDunnough James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadians, Canadian Linguistics, linguist, musician, and Entomology, entomologist best known for his work with North American Lepidoptera, but who also made important contributio ...

in 1917. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Hydriomena exculpata'' is 7223.

Subspecies

Three subspecies belong to ''Hydriomena exculpata'': * ''Hydriomena exculpata exculpata''^g * ''Hydriomena exculpata josepha'' McDunnough, 1954^{c g} * ''Hydriomena exculpata nanata'' McDunnough, 1954^{c g} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = BugGuide

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