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

© Gary McDonald
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  • 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)
  • ssp. b. catenulata Grote 1883 (Prochoerodes)
  • anfracta Hulst 1886 (Eutrapela)
  • 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
    Prochoerodes forficaria
    © Marius Aurelian
    Prochoerodes forficaria
    © John Davis
    Prochoerodes forficaria
    © John Davis
    Prochoerodes forficaria
    © Gary McDonald - DNA
    Prochoerodes forficaria
    36mm – © Gary Anweiler
    Prochoerodes forficaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Prochoerodes forficaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Prochoerodes forficaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Prochoerodes forficaria
    38mm - – © Jim Vargo
    Prochoerodes forficaria
    38mm - – © Jim Vargo

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