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Geometridae
91a1069 – 6650   Biston sinuaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)

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Synonymy:
  • sinuaria Barnes & McDunnough 1916 (Cochisea) - MONA 1983: 6650
  • Taxonomic Notes: Biston sinuaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Cochisea, a new synonym of Biston (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    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.
    • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.30m; p. 211. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Biston sinuaria
    © Natalie McNair
    Biston sinuaria
    – © Bob Belmont
    Biston sinuaria
    – © Bob Belmont
    Biston sinuaria
    43mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
    Biston sinuaria
    40mm – © Jim Vargo
    Biston sinuaria
    © Moria Robinson - Arctostaphylos manzanita LG


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