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Geometridae
91a0541 – 7306.1   Entephria punctipes (Curtis, 1835)
Distribution Data for Entephria punctipes
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Synonymy:
  • punctipes (Curtis, 1835) (Oporabia); TL: "not stated, probably the Boothia Peninsula [NT]; neotype male: Spence Bay, Boothia Peninsula [NT]" (Troubridge 1997).
  • brullei (Lefèbvre, 1836) (Larentia); TL: "du pays des Eskimau".
    Note: n. syn. (Troubridge 1997), was formerly treated as a subspecies of polata (Duponchel, 1830) by Ferguson (in Hodges et al. 1983).
  • brulleata (Duponchel, 1842) (Larentia) missp.
  • fumidotata (Walker, [1863]) (Larentia)
    Note: Formerly treated as a synonym of E. polata brullei by Ferguson (in Hodges et al. 1983) and subsequently as a synonym of punctipes in Troubridge (1997) who included brullei as a new synonym of punctipes. This treatment was overlooked in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023) which erroneously retained fumidotata as a synonym of polata.
  • byssata (Aurivillius, 1891) (Cidaria); TL: Lapland
    Note: n. syn. (Troubridge 1997); lectotype designated by Troubridge (1997).
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    Taxonomic Notes: Oporabia punctipes Curtis, 1835, n. stat. (Troubridge 1997), was formerly treated as a subspecies of polata (Duponchel, 1830) by Ferguson (in Hodges et al. 1983).
    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD)
    • Troubridge, J.T., 1997. Revision of the nearctic species of the genus Entephria Hübner (Lep: Geo: Larentiinae). Entomologica Scandinavica, 28: 121-139.
    Entephria punctipes
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Entephria punctipes
    LG – © Jim Troubridge

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