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Geometridae
91a0858 – 6461   Stenoporpia dissonaria (Hulst, 1896)

- © Ann Hendrickson
Distribution: Type locality: Colorado.
Description/
Field Marks:
Forewing pm. line typically straight and parallel to the median line.
Similar Species:
  • Stenoporpia anastomosaria forewing pm. line typically bowed outwardly beyond the cell and merging with the median line just before the inner margin.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Alcis dissonaria Hulst, 1896
Stenoporpia elena Cassino, 1927
Stenoporpia campa Rindge, 1968
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACI0974 (tentative)
  • Hulst, G.D., 1896. Classification of the Geometrina of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 23: 345.
  • Rindge, F.H., 1968. A revision of the moth genus Stenoporpia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 140(2): 89.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Stenoporpia dissonaria
30mm – © Jim Vargo
Stenoporpia dissonaria
32mm – © Jim Vargo
Stenoporpia dissonaria
- 32mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
Stenoporpia dissonaria
- 32mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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