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Geometridae 91a0884 – 6487   Tornos abjectarius Hulst, 1887

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Similar Species: 6486 T. scolopacinaria & 6487 T. abjectarius may not be separable from photos and may require dissection or DNA. There is large overlap most southern states. See Ringe (1954). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: abjectarius Hulst, 1887 (Tornos) - MONA 1983: 6487 ssp. a. abjectarius Hulst, 1887 (Tornos) - MONA 1983: 6487  kerrvillaria Cassino & Swett, 1922 (Tornos) (synonym of ssp. abjectarius) ssp. b. calcasiatus Cassino & Swett, 1923 (Tornos) ssp. c. ravus Rindge, 1954 (Tornos) ssp. d. kimballi Rindge, 1954 (Tornos)

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. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Rindge, F.H., 1954. A Revision of the genus Tornos (Morrison) Lepidoptera, Geometridae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 104(2): 1-39. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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