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Geometridae 91a0391 – 7215   Colostygia circumvallaria (Taylor, 1906)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: circumvallaria (Taylor, 1906) (Xanthorhoe)   Type locality: Millarville, AB. turbata of authors; (not Hübner, [1799]) (Geometra) misappl. Taxonomic Notes: Colostygia circumvallaria (Taylor, 1906), formerly a subspecies of 7215 Colostygia turbata (extralimital), is raised to full species status in Pohl et al. (2010), ZooKeys. 38: 495.

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. Pohl, G.R., G.G. Anweiler, B.C. Schmidt, & N.G. Kondla, 2010. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada. ZooKeys, 38: 1-549. Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Taylor, G.W., 1906. Descriptions of two new Geometrid Moths from Alberta. The Canadian Entomologist, 38: 205.

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