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Geometridae 91a0427 – 7384   Xanthorhoe decoloraria (Esper, [1806])

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Distribution: The range of decoloraria is uncertain and it may be replaced by alticolata in the southern Rockies. Similar Species: 7385 Xanthorhoe alticolata, aside from possibly range, cannot at present be distinguished from decoloraria except by the short pectinations of the male antennae. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: decoloraria (Esper, [1806]) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] ssp. a. decoloraria (Esper, [1806]) (Phalaena); TL: Europe.  anticostiata (Strecker, 1899) (Ochyria)  collinaria (Metzner, 1846) (Cidaria)  fuluata (Fabricius, 1787) (Phalaena)  immediata (Grote, 1882) (Rheumaptera)  munitaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Cidaria) emend.  munitata (Hübner, 1809) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: [7384]  pauperrimata (Christoph, 1888) (Cidaria)  strigata (Packard, 1867) (Cidaria) ssp. b. convallaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Coremia); TL: California. ssp. c. nemorella Hulst, 1896 (Xanthorhoe); TL: "California; Alaska; Aleutian Islands.".  illocata Hulst, 1896 (Xanthorhoe)

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) E.J.C. Esper, [1806]. Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 5(Plates): pl. 50, fig. 55 Guenée, M.A., 1857. Uranides et Phalenites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 10: 410. Hulst, G.D., 1896. Classification of the Geometrina of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 23: 293. Parsons, M.S., M.J. Scoble, M.R. Honey, L.M. Pitkin, B.R. Pitkin, 1999. In: M.J. Scoble (Ed) Geometrid moths of the world: a catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). The Natural History Museum and CSIRO Publishing, 1-1016. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 32.39m; p. 227. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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