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Geometridae
91a0859 – 6462   Stenoporpia anastomosaria (Grossbeck, 1908)

- © Hugh McGuinness
Distribution: Western TX to southern CA.
Description/
Field Marks:
Forewing pm. line typically bowed outwardly beyond the cell and merging with the median line just before the inner margin.
Similar Species:
  • Stenoporpia dissonaria forewing pm. line typically straight and parallel to the median line.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • anastomosaria Grossbeck 1908 (Selidosema) - MONA 1983: 6462; Type locality: Holotype: Palmerlee, Cochise Co., AZ
  • 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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAF9434 (tentative) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Grossbeck, J.A., 1908. New Moths of the Family Geometridae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 16: 29.
    • Rindge, F.H., 1968. A revision of the moth genus Stenoporpia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 140(2): 91.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Stenoporpia anastomosaria
    - © Hugh McGuinness
    Stenoporpia anastomosaria
    - © Hugh McGuinness
    Stenoporpia anastomosaria
    - © Hugh McGuinness
    Stenoporpia anastomosaria
    30mm – © Jim Vargo
    Stenoporpia anastomosaria
    32mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Stenoporpia anastomosaria
    38mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Stenoporpia anastomosaria
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Stenoporpia anastomosaria
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Stenoporpia anastomosaria
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Stenoporpia anastomosaria
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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