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Geometridae 91a0454 – 7394   Epirrhoe alternata (Müller, 1764)              White-banded Toothed Carpet

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: alternata (Müller, 1764) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7394  aparinata Hübner, 1825 (Epirrhoe) (synonym of ssp. alternata)  contristata (Donovan, 1811) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. alternata)  degenerata (Haworth, 1809) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. alternata)  sociata (Borkhausen, 1794) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. alternata)  subtristata (Haworth, 1809) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. alternata)

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 Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths

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