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Geometridae 91a1419 – 6958   Tetracis formosa (Hulst, 1896)

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Distribution: Southern British Columbia south to California, eastward to southern Alberta, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. From ~ 2,850 - 7,600 ft. elev. Desert riparian canyons to dry coniferous forest. Seasonality and Size: Early September - late November. FWL ~ 17-23 mm. Genitalia: See Ferris & Schmidt (2010). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: formosa (Hulst, 1896) (Gonodontis) - MONA 1983: 6958 Taxonomic Notes: Tetracis formosa (Hulst, 1896), n. comb. in Ferris & Schmidt (2010), was formerly in the genus Synaxis.

References

Ferris, C.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Revision of the North American Genera Tetracis Guenée and Synonymization of Synaxis Hulst with Descriptions of Three New Species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Zootaxa, 2347: 1-36. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 30.31m; p. 219. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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