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Geometridae 91a0700.14n – 6283   Speranza sulphurea (Packard, 1873)              Sulphur Angle

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: sulphurea (Packard, 1873) (Eupistheria) - MONA 1983: 6283 olivalis (Hulst, 1898) (Diastictis) sulphuraria; (Packard, 1876) (Thamnonoma) emend.; TL: (no type). Taxonomic Notes: Speranza sulphurea (Packard, 1873), inferred revived combination, is a member of the brunneata group (Ferguson) which includes Speranza brunneata (Thunberg, 1784), rev. comb. (Õunap et al. 2024). The genus Speranza, rev. stat. (Õunap et al. 2024), was previously listed as a synonym of Macaria in Schmidt & McGuinness (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) following the treatment in Sihvonen & Skou (2015).

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 82; pl. 2.1-5. order or free PDF Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota. Õunap, E., V. Nedumpally, E. Yapar, A.R. Lemmon & T. Tammaru, 2024. Molecular phylogeny of north European Geometridae (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea). Systematic Entomology, 50(1): 1-36. (first published 25 April 2024) (abstract and access (fee))

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