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Geometridae 91a0344 – 7293   Rheumaptera hastata (Linnaeus, 1758)              Spear-Marked Black Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: hastaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Melanippe) hastata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7293 ssp. a. hastata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7293 ssp. b. gothicata (Guenée, [1858]) (Melanippe)  furcifascia (Walker, 1862) (Melanippe)  icterata (Guenée, [1858]) (Melanippe)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 32.9m, 32.10m; p. 225. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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