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Geometridae 91a0646 – 7059   Synchlora frondaria Guenée, [1858]              Southern Emerald

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: frondaria Guenée, [1858] (Synchlora) - MONA 1983: 7059 ssp. a. frondaria Guenée, [1858] (Synchlora) - MONA 1983: 7059  albicostaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) (Eucrostis) (synonym of ssp. frondaria)  denticularia (Walker, 1861) (Nemoria) (synonym of ssp. frondaria)  excurvaria Packard, 1873 (Synchlora) (synonym of ssp. frondaria)  minuata (Walker, 1866) (Thalera) (synonym of ssp. frondaria)  pallida (Warren, 1900) (Aplodes) (synonym of ssp. frondaria) ssp. b. avidaria Pearsall, 1917 (Synchlora)

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. Ferguson, D. C., 1985. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 18.1: p. 85; pl. 3.67-72. order or free PDF Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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