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Geometridae

91a0700.11n – 6286 Speranza brunneata (Thunberg, 1784)

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Distribution Data for Speranza brunneata

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Taxonomic: Notes	Speranza brunneata (Thunberg, 1784), n. comb. (Õunap et al. 2024), was formerly placed in the genus Macaria. The genus Speranza, rev. stat. (Õunap et al. 2024), was previously listed as a synonym of Macaria in Schmidt & McGuinness (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023) following the treatment in Sihvonen & Skou (2015).
Synonymy:	brunneata (Thunberg, 1784) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 6286 ssp. a. brunneata (Thunberg, 1784) (Geometra) coreame (Bryk, 1949) (Itame) ferruginaria (Packard, 1873) (Eupistheria) flammata (Fabricius, 1794) (Phalaena) fulvaria (Villers, 1789) (Phalaena) pinetaria (Hübner, 1799) (Geometra) quinquaria (Hübner, 1822) (Geometra) sylvaria Curtis, 1828 (Speranza)
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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.
Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 76; pl. 1.65-70. order or free PDF
Pohl, G.R. & 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). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.36m; p. 206. Book Review and ordering
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657.
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at iNaturalist
Õunap, E., V. Nedumpally, E. Yapar, A.R. Lemmon & T. Tammaru, 2024. Molecular phylogeny of north European Geometridae (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea). Systematic Entomology, 50(1): 1-36. (first published 25 April 2024) (abstract and access (fee))

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