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Geometridae 910270.00 – 7426 – Venusia duodecemlineata (Packard, 1873)

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Distribution: Type locality: California. Description/ Field Marks: Males with antennae "unipectinate, pectinations tipped with a fascicle of hairs, and on each side a row of cilia, apex simple..." - Pearsall(1905:126). Similar Species: DNA barcode supports the possibility of several closely related cryptic species some of which may refer to current synonyms of duodecemlineata. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Larentia duodecemlineata Packard, 1873 • Nomenia unipecta Pearsall, 1906 • Nomenia secunda Pearsall, 1906

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Packard, 1874. Catalogue of the Phalaenidae of California. No. 2. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 16: 19. Pearsall, R.F., 1905. The genus Venusia and its included species. The Canadian Entomologist, 37: 125-128. Pearsall, R.F., 1906. What Euchoe comptaria, Walk., really is. The Canadian Entomologist, 37: 33-38. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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