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Geometridae 91a0145 – 7429   Venusia pearsalli (Dyar, 1906)              Pearsall's Carpet

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Description/ Field Marks: Males have antennae filiform (simple). Similar Species: Undescribed species nr. pearsalli represented by BOLD:AAB1356 has a more northerly and more inland distribution. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pearsalli (Dyar, 1906) (Euchoeca) - MONA 1983: 7429; TL: "Victoria, B. C. (E. M. Anderson); Seattle, Wash. (T. Kincaid); Huachuca Mts., Arizona (Dr. Barnes); and a fifth, doubtful, from Kaslo, B. C. (Dyar).". Taxonomic Notes: Venusia pearsalli (Dyar, 1906) has been the source of much confusion. It is most likely represented at BOLD by BIN BOLD:AAB5482 with most specimens misidentified as "Venusia obsoleta".

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) Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB1356 (undescribed species nr. pearsalli). Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB5482 Dyar, H.G., 1906. A note on the Euchoeca comptaria muddle. The Canadian Entomologist, 38: 110. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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