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Geometridae
91a1317 – 6948.3   Somatolophia simplicius (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Distribution Data for Somatolophia simplicius
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Distribution: USA: Mojave and Sonoran deserts of CA and NV; Mexico: Baja California - Rindge (1980).
Description/
Field Marks:
See Rindge (1980), Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 165: 328; figs. 14, 48-51, 56-58.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • simplicius Barnes & McDunnough 1918 (Gonodontis) - MONA 1983: 6948.3; Type locality: Olancha,Inyo Co., CA
  • 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.
    • Rindge, F.H., 1980. A revision of the moth genus Somatolophia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 165(3): 295-333.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Somatolophia simplicius
    36mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
    Somatolophia simplicius
    33mm – © McGuire Center Collection

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