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Geometridae
91a0015 – 6259   Ametris nitocris (Cramer, 1780)
             Seagrape Spanworm

© Carol Wolf
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • nitocritaria Hübner, 1822 (Ametris)
  • nitocris (Cramer, 1780) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 6259
  • albimacula (Thierry-Mieg, 1909) (Mecoceras)
  • bitactaria (Walker, 1861) (Mecoceras)
  • penisularia (Grote, 1883) (Mecoceras)
  • pudibunda (Thierry-Mieg, 1909) (Mecoceras)
  • schausaria (Edwards, 1884) (Mecoceras)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Ametris nitocris
    – © Bob Belmont
    Ametris nitocris
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Ametris nitocris
    38mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Ametris nitocris
    40mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Ametris nitocris
    43mm – © McGuire Center Coll. (Covell Coll.)

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