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Geometridae 91a1038 – 6618   Melanolophia imitata (Walker, 1860)              Western Carpet

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: imitata (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6618 ssp. a. imitata (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6618  subgenericata Dyar, 1904 (Melanolophia)  subimitata Forbes, 1948 (Melanolophia) ssp. b. barbara McDunnough, 1940 (Melanolophia); Holotype: El Cielo Drive, Santa Barbara Co., CA. ssp. c. cana Rindge, 1964 (Melanolophia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) McDunnough, J.H., 1940. New North American Geometridae with notes, III. The Canadian Entomologist, 72(5): 90-103. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.22m; p. 210. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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