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Geometridae 91a0986 – 6586   Iridopsis defectaria (Guenée, [1858])              Brown-shaded Gray

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Genitalia: McDunnough (1940), Can. Entomol. 72(5): fig. 3. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: defectaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6586 albigenaria (Walker, 1860) (Boarmia)

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. McDunnough, J.H., 1940. New North American Geometridae with notes, III. The Canadian Entomologist, 72(5): 90-103. Rindge, F.H., 1966. A revision of the moth genus Anacamptodes (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 132(3) 222. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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