Geometridae
91a1374 –
6895.1 Lambdina punctata
(Hulst, 1898)
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| Taxonomic: Notes |
Lambdina punctata (Hulst, 1898), formerly treated as a synonym of 6895 Lambdina vitraria (Grote, 1883), is raised to full species in Pitkin (2002), Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 135(2-3):260. |
| Synonymy: |
punctata (Hulst, 1898) (Therina) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Glenwood Springs, CO. |
| Host Plants: |
Shropshire & Tallamy (2025) [accessed 6xii2025]: Host familiy: Fagaceae. Host genera: Quercus. |
| Description: |
Wingspan: 42mm; "Near T. vitrifia, Grt., but much larger, wings more extended, much more thickly scaled, and outer line much more sinuous." (Hulst, 1898). |
| Similar : Species |
91a1373 Lambdina vitraria91a1375 Lambdina phantomaPinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Hulst, G.D., 1898. Descriptions of new genera and species of the Geometrina of North America. The Canadian Entomologist, 30(6-8): 215.
- Pitkin, L.M., 2002. Neotropical ennomine moths: a review of the genera (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 135(2-3): 121-401.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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