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Geometridae 911406.00 – 6961   Tetracis mosesiani (Sala, [1971])

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Distribution: Coastal California (Mendocina southward) from near 0 - 3,000 ft. elev. Seasonality and Size: October - early December. FWL ~ 17-23 mm. Larva and Host Plants: Lonicera hispidula. Genitalia: See Ferris & Schmidt (2010). Similar Species: Reliably separated from T. jubararia by genitalia and DNA. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Synaxis mosesiani Sala, [1971] Taxonomic Notes: Tetracis mosesiani (Sala, [1971]), 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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