Moth Photographers Group – Epimecis hortaria

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91a0999 – 6599 Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794)

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Synonymy:	hortaria (Fabricius, 1794) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 6599 amplaria (Walker, 1860) (Tephrosia) carbonaria Haimbach, 1915 (Epimecis) cineraria (Martyn, 1797) (Geometra) dendraria (Guenée, [1858]) (Bronchelia) disserptaria (Walker, 1860) (Bronchelia) gravilinearia (Andrews, 1878) (Bronchelia) liriodendraria (Smith, 1797) (Phalaena) subaustralis (Hulst, 1898) (Cleora) virginaria (Herbst, 1785) (Phalaena)
Taxonomic Notes:	Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794) informally includes as a synonym 6600 Epimecis subaustralis (Hulst, 1898). "I have seen an image of the only syntype of Epimecis subaustraulis that a colleague at the USNM could find. While the condition is poor, I think there is no doubt that it is properly considered a synonym of E. hortaria. Definitely not Almodes." - Charles Covell (pers. comm., 10/18/2018)

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.
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths