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Geometridae 91a0250 – 7548.1   Eupithecia lafontaineata Bolte, 1990

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Genitalia: See Plate 91 for images of both spread adult and genitalia in Ferris (2018). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lafontaineata Bolte, 1990 (Eupithecia) undata of authors; (not Freyer, 1842) (Larentia) misappl. Taxonomic Notes: Eupithecia lafontaineata Bolte, 1990 replaces 7484 Eupithecia undata of authors; not Freyer, 1842, Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 151: 1-253.

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. Bolte, K.B., 1990. Guide to the Geometridae of Canada (Lepidoptera) VI. Subfamily Larentiinae 1. Revision of the Genus Eupithecia. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 122(S151): 3-253. Ferris, C.D., 2018. Geometridae: Larentiinae: Eupitheciini (Part). Lepidoptera of North America, Part 14. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, - 191 color plates of adult moths w/ genitalia. (accessed 9/28/2018) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.32f; p. 229. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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