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Geometridae
91a1132 – 6799.1   Spodolepis danbyi (Hulst, 1898)

DNA © Jim Moore
Distribution: Canada: YT, BC, AB, QC (the QC refers to CNCLEP00033181, a DNA barcoded specimen); USA: WA, CA, MT.
Similar Species:
  • 91a1131 Spodolepis substriataria: is an eastern species.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • danbyi (Hulst, 1898) (Jubarella) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; TL: Rossland, BC.
  • demorsaria (Strecker, 1899) (Cleora); Holotype: Seattle, WA.
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    Taxonomic Notes: Spodolepis danbyi (Hulst, 1898), rev. stat. (Pohl et al. 2010), was formerly treated as a subspecies of Spodolepis substriataria. This species is represented at BOLD by BIN groups BOLD:ACE7589, BOLD:AAB3584, and BOLD:ACT3502.
    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB3584
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACE7589
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACT3502
    • Hulst, G.D., 1898. Descriptions of new genera and species of the Geometrina of North America. The Canadian Entomologist, 30(6-8): 192.
    • Pohl, G.R., G.G. Anweiler, B.C. Schmidt, & N.G. Kondla, 2010. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada. ZooKeys, 38: 1-549.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • Strecker, H., 1899. Lepidoptera, Rhopaloceres And Heteroceres: Indigenous And Exotic. Author, Reading, Pennsylvania, Supplement no. 2: 9.
    Spodolepis danbyi
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    Spodolepis danbyi
    © Marius Aurelian
    Spodolepis danbyi
    LG – © Bob Belmont
    Spodolepis danbyi
    [T]43mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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