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Geometridae
91a1110 – 6700   Numia bicoloraria (Packard, 1876)
             Bicolored Chloraspilates

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Synonymy:
  • bicoloraria (Packard, 1876) (Chloraspilates) - MONA 1983: 6700
  • ssp. a. bicoloraria (Packard, 1876) (Chloraspilates) - MONA 1983: 6700
      Type locality: "Bastrop, Tex.".
  • ssp. b. arizonaria (Grote, 1882) (Chloraspilates)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Numia bicoloraria (Packard, 1876), n. comb. in Pitkin (2002), was formerly in the genus Chloraspilates.
    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.
    • Packard, A.S., 1876. A monograph of the geometrid moths or Phalaenidae of the United States. Report (Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)), 10: 212.
    • Pitkin, L.M., 2002. Neotropical ennomine moths: a review of the genera (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 135(2-3): 121-401.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 29.8f; p. 213. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Numia bicoloraria
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    Numia bicoloraria
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    Numia bicoloraria
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    Numia bicoloraria
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    Numia bicoloraria
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    Numia bicoloraria
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