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Geometridae
91a1331 – 6950   Pherne parallelia (Packard, 1873)

cf. parallelia © Volkmar Heinrich
Similar Species:
  • Caution: As of 9/22/2022, due to the historic confusion within the genus Pherne, there appears to be no way to confidently identify specimens to species based on phenotype, DNA or genitalia. Cliff Ferris has shown that genitalic differences exist but it is not clear as to which species those differences refer.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • parallelia Packard 1873 (Tetracis) - MONA 1983: 6950; Type locality: California
  • paralleliaria Packard 1876 (Tetracis) emend.
  • 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.
    • Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1916. Synonymic notes on North American Heterocera. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 3(3): 188-189; pl. 15, figs. 7, 8 (parallelia).
    • Packard, A.S., 1874. Catalogue of the Phalaenidae of California. No. 2. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 16: 38.
    • Packard, A.S., 1876. A monograph of the geometrid moths or Phalaenidae of the United States. Report (Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)), 10: 551; pl. 12, figs. 42, 43.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Pherne parallelia
    cf. parallelia © Ken-Ichi Ueda
    Pherne parallelia
    cf. parallelia © Volkmar Heinrich
    Pherne parallelia
    – © A. S. Packard
    Pherne parallelia
    (or placeraria?) - LG(cc) ASUHIC
    Pherne parallelia
    - LG – © Barnes & McDunnough
    Pherne parallelia
    - LG – © Barnes & McDunnough
    Pherne parallelia
    LG(cc) San Diego Nat. Hist. Mus.

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