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Geometridae
91a0360 – 7187   Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)
             Marbled Carpet

© Libby & Rick Avis
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • truncata Hufnagel 1767 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7187
  • ssp. a. truncata Hufnagel 1767 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7187
  • centumnotata Schulze 1775 (Phalaena)
  • commanotata Haworth 1809 (Phalaena)
  • perfuscata Haworth 1809 (Phalaena)
  • russaria Boisduval 1840 (Cidaria)
  • russata [Denis & Schiffermüller] 1775 (Geometra)
  • saturata Stephens 1831 (Polyphasia)
  • ssp. b. traversata Kellicott 1886 (Hydriomena)
  • 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Dysstroma truncata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Dysstroma truncata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Dysstroma truncata
    33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Dysstroma truncata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Dysstroma truncata
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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