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Geometridae 91a0446 – 7414   Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)              Gem Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: obstipata (Fabricius, 1794) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7414  albicinctata (Haworth, 1809) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  angustata (Haworth, 1809) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  baccata (Guenée, [1858]) (Camptogramma) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  brunneipennis (Hulst, 1896) (Nycterosea) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  discata (Warren, 1905) (Ochyria) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  exagitata (Walker, 1862) (Camptogramma) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  fluviata (Hübner, 1799) (Geometra) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  gemmaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Larentia) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  gemmata (Hübner, 1799) (Geometra) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  inconspicua (Warren, 1896) (Ochyria) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  intrusata (Walker, 1862) (Phibalapteryx) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  lapillata (Guenée, [1858]) (Camptogramma) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  marginata (Mathew, 1906) (Nycterosea) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  mortuaria (Schaus, 1908) (Plemyria) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  obruptata (Walker, 1863) (Coremia) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  obsoleta (Mathew, 1906) (Nycterosea) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  olivacea (Mathew, 1906) (Nycterosea) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  peracutata (Walker, 1862) (Cidaria) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  pigrata (Walker, 1866) (Coremia) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  plemyrata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) (Cidaria) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  quaearendaria (Costa, [1850]) (Larentia) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)  signataria (Walker, 1863) (Camptogramma) (synonym of ssp. obstipata)

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) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.4f; p. 227. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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