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Geometridae 910462.00 – 7621   Prorella mellisa (Grossbeck, 1908)

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Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data. Holotype: Minnehaha, Yavapai Co., AZ. Genitalia: See Plate 165, 166 & 167 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: • Gymnoscelis mellisa Grossbeck, 1908

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. 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) Grossbeck, J.A., 1908. New Moths of the Family Geometridae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 16: 19-31. McDunnough, J.H., 1949. Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 93(8): 533-728. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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