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

- gen. - © Glenn Fine
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Type locality: Big Trees, CA.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Azelina behrensaria Packard, 1871
Azelina behrensata Packard, 1878
Pero blackmorei Cassino & Swett, 1922
Azelina modocata Cassino & Swett, 1922
Azelina smithii Grossbeck, 1906
Pero splendorata Cassino & Swett, 1922
Azelina vanduzeeata Wright, 1921
Pero daulus Rindge, 1955
Pero sperryi Rindge, 1955
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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
- © John Davis
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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