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

© Bob Barber
Distribution: Type locality: "Bastrop, Tex.".
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Synonymy: Chloraspilates bicoloraria Packard, 1876
Chloraspilates arizonaria Grote, 1882
Taxonomic Notes: Numia bicoloraria (Packard, 1876), n. comb. in Pitkin (2002), was formerly in the genus Chloraspilates.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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
© Bob Barber
Numia bicoloraria
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Numia bicoloraria
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Numia bicoloraria
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Numia bicoloraria
18mm – © Jim Vargo
Numia bicoloraria
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