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Geometridae
91a1109 – 6699   Numia terebintharia Guenée, [1858]

© Gary J. Goss - Bahamas
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Synonymy:
  • terebintharia Guenée, [1858] (Numia) - MONA 1983: 6699
      Type locality: Haiti.
  • buxaria Guenée, [1858] (Numia)
  • diffusa (Walker, 1861) (Geometra)
  • factaria (Walker, 1861) (Geometra)
  • particolor (Hulst, 1898) (Diastictis) N. SYN.
      Type locality: Lake Worth, FL.
  • subcelata (Walker, 1861) (Geometra)
  • subvectaria (Walker, 1861) (Geometra)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Numia terebintharia Guenée, [1858] includes as a synonym Macaria particolor (Hulst, 1898) (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.
    • Guenée, M.A., 1857. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 9: 403.
    • Hulst, G.D., 1898. Descriptions of new genera and species of the Geometrina of North America. The Canadian Entomologist, 30(6-8): 163.
    • 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).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Numia terebintharia
    © Gary J. Goss - Bahamas [T]
    Numia terebintharia
    Type (particolor) - LG – © Courtesy, AMNH
    Numia terebintharia
    22mm – © McGuire Center Collection

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