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Geometridae
91a1251 – 6763   Phaeoura quernaria (Smith, 1797)
             Oak Beauty Moth

© Ken Childs
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Phalaena quernaria Smith, 1797
Nacophora atrescens Hulst, 1898
Amphidasys cupidaria Grote, 1864
Amphidasys paenulataria Grote, 1863
Synopsia phigaliaria Guenée, [1858]
Amphidasys sperataria Walker, 1860
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Rindge, F.H., 1961. A revision of the Nacophorini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 123(2): 105; pl. 19, figs. 3-6; text figs. 1, 13, 23, 32.
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
Phaeoura quernaria
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