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Geometridae 91a0080.02n – 7126.02   Idaea inquinata (Scopoli, 1763)              Rusty Wave

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Synonymy: inquinata (Scopoli, 1763) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: "Carniola" [Slovenia]. Distribution: USA: southern CA. Similar  : Species Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)

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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Peterson, M.A., E. Running, M.A. Thompson, 2026. Recent establishment and spread of two introduced Idaea species (Geometridae: Sterrhinae) in western North America. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 80(3): 165-180. (PDF or read online) Scopoli, J.A., 1763. Entomologia Carniolica exhibens insecta Carnioliae indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species, varietates methodo Linnaeana. Vindobonae: Typis Ioannis Thomae Trattner, 230. Species Page at iNaturalist

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