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Geometridae
91a0681 – 6270   Protitame virginalis (Hulst, [1901] 1900)
             Virgin Moth

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • virginalis Hulst [1901] 1900 (Cymatophora) - MONA 1983: 6270
  • albescens McDunnough 1939 (Protitame)
  • discalis McDunnough 1939 (Protitame)
  • hulstaria Bowman 1951 (Protitame)
  • hulstiaria Taylor 1906 (Diastictis)
  • 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.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 40; pl. 1.24-26. order or free PDF
    • Hulst, G.D., 1900. New species of Lepidoptera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8(4): 218.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Protitame virginalis
    © David Bree
    Protitame virginalis
    © John Davis
    Protitame virginalis
    © Mark Dreiling - DNA
    Protitame virginalis
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Protitame virginalis
    © Jo McGavin
    Protitame virginalis
    © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Protitame virginalis
    © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Protitame virginalis
    © CNC - Jocelyn Gill
    Protitame virginalis
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Protitame virginalis
    18mm – © Jim Vargo
    Protitame virginalis
    18mm – © Jim Vargo
    Protitame virginalis
    21mm – © McGuire Center Coll. (Covell Coll.)
    Protitame virginalis
    26mm – © McGuire Center Coll.
    Protitame virginalis
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Protitame virginalis
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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