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Geometridae 91a1120 – 6712.1   Parilexia nicetaria Guenée, [1858]

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Genitalia: See Trop. Lepid. Res., 19(1): figs 23 & 32 Similar Species: Dissection is required to identify specimens in this genus found in the US. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: nicetaria Guenée, [1858] (Parilexia) confiniaria (Walker, 1861) (Tephrina) cyclata (Walker, [1863]) (Fidonia) liboraria (Walker, [1863]) (Epione) lucidiferata (Walker, [1863]) (Ephyra) Taxonomic Notes: Parilexia nicetaria Guenée, [1858], new comb., was recorded on Key Largo in 1996 by T.S. Dickel, Trop. Lepid. Res., 19(1): 42.

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. Ferguson, D.C., 2009. A revision of the red-brown caberine geometrids of the southeastern United States.. Tropical Lepidoptera Research, 19(1): 35-51.

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