Moth Photographers Group – Euchlaena obtusaria

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Geometridae

91a1206 – 6726 Euchlaena obtusaria (Hübner, [1813])

Obtuse Euchlaena

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Genitalia:	See key in Forbes (1948:74).
Similar Species:	Euchlaena muzaria (Walker, 1860) shows only slight genitalic differences and is not differentiated by DNA barcode as a separate species - Hugh McGuinness (in lit., 2023). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	obtusaria (Hübner, [1813]) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 6726 decisaria (Walker, 1860) (Clysia) incisaria (Walker, 1866) (Endropia)

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.
Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA9920 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
Forbes, W.T.M., 1948. The Lepidoptera of New York and neighboring states. Part II. Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Lymantriidae. Cornell University Agriculture Experimental Station Memoirs, 274: 76; figs. 86, 96.
Hübner, J., [1813]. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, 5: 75.
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths
Walker, F., 1860. Gemeotrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 20: 47.
Walker, F., 1866. Supplement - part 5. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 35: 1546; fig. 390.