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Geometridae 91a1160 – 6826   Metarranthis hypochraria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])              Common Metarranthis

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: hypochraria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]) (Epione)   Type locality: Tennessee. mestusata (Walker, 1860) (Endropia) REV. STAT.   Type locality: Trenton Falls, New York; Orilla, West Canada.". broweri Rupert, 1943 (Metarranthis) hypocharia Ferguson, 1983 (Metarranthis) missp.

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. Herrich-Schäffer, 1850-1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1(1): 63; pl [64], figs. 207, 208. Rupert, L.R., 1943. A specific revision of the genus Metarranthis (Lepidoptera, Geometries, Ennomins) . Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 51(3): 148. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Walker, F., 1860. Gemeotrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 21: 154.

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