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Geometridae
91a1248 – 6760   Pero behrensaria (Packard, 1871)

- gen. - © Glenn Fine
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • behrensaria (Packard, 1871) (Azelina) - MONA 1983: 6760
  • ssp. a. behrensaria (Packard, 1871) (Azelina) - MONA 1983: 6760
      Type locality: Big Trees, CA.
  • behrensata (Packard, 1878) (Azelina) emend. (synonym of ssp. behrensaria)
  • blackmorei Cassino & Swett, 1922 (Pero) (synonym of ssp. behrensaria)
  • modocata (Cassino & Swett, 1922) (Azelina) (synonym of ssp. behrensaria)
  • smithii (Grossbeck, 1906) (Azelina) (synonym of ssp. behrensaria)
  • splendorata Cassino & Swett, 1922 (Pero) (synonym of ssp. behrensaria)
  • vanduzeeata (Wright, 1921) (Azelina) (synonym of ssp. behrensaria)
  • ssp. b. daulus Rindge, 1955 (Pero)
  • ssp. c. sperryi Rindge, 1955 (Pero)
  • 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.
    • Poole, R.W., 1987. A Taxonomic Revision of the New World Moth Genus Pero (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). United States Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin 1698: 70.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 29.15f, 29.17f; p. 214. Book Review and ordering
    • Rindge, F.H., 1955. A revision of some species of Pero in the western United States (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 1750: 13.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    Pero behrensaria
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    Pero behrensaria
    © John Davis
    Pero behrensaria
    © Bob Barber
    Pero behrensaria
    © Jim Moore
    Pero behrensaria
    © Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
    Pero behrensaria
    © Bob Belmont
    Pero behrensaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Pero behrensaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Pero behrensaria
    33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Pero behrensaria
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Pero behrensaria
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Pero behrensaria
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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