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Geometridae 91a1439 – 6981   Prochoerodes forficaria (Guenée, [1858])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: forficaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Metanema) - MONA 1983: 6981 ssp. a. forficaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Metanema) - MONA 1983: 6981  nubilata (Packard, 1871) (Choerodes) (synonym of ssp. forficaria) ssp. b. catenulata Grote, 1883 (Prochoerodes)  anfracta (Hulst, 1886) (Eutrapela) (synonym of ssp. catenulata) ssp. c. combinata McDunnough, 1940 (Prochoerodes)   Type locality: Holotype: Seton Lake, BC.

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. McDunnough, J.H., 1940. New North American Geometridae with notes, III. The Canadian Entomologist, 72(5): 90-103. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 31.1f; p. 219. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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