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Geometridae
91a0591 – 7633   "Lithostege" deserticola Barnes & McDunnough, 1916

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Distribution: Type locality: La Puerta Valley, CA.
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Synonymy: Lithostege deserticola Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
Taxonomic Notes: "Lithostege" deserticola Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 is treated as misplaced in the genus Lithostege and unplaced to tribe by Schmidt & McGuinness (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
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.
  • Barnes, W. & J.H. McDunnough, 1916. New species and varieties of North American Lepidoptera. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 3(1): 20.
  • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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