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Geometridae 91a1418 – 6959   Tetracis barnesii (Hulst, 1896)

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Distribution: High desert riparian canyons to dry coniferous forest from ~ 5,100-6,250 ft. elev. in central Arizona, California Sierras and parts of Colorado, Utah, Montana and Oregon. Seasonality and Size: Early September - late October. FWL ~ 19-23 mm. Genitalia: See Ferris & Schmidt (2010). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: barnesii Hulst 1896 (Gonodontis) - MONA 1983: 6959 Taxonomic Notes: Tetracis barnesii (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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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