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Geometridae 91a0834 – 6416   Frederickia ballandrata (Wright, 1923)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ballandrata (Wright, 1923) (Phasiane) - MONA 1983: 6416 melanderi (Sperry, 1948) (Semiothisa) Taxonomic Notes: Frederickia ballandrata (Wright, 1923), n. comb. (Rajaei, Hausmann & Sihvonen 2022), was described as a form of F. s-signata (Packard, 1873) and regarded as the valid name of this species with Semiothisa melanderi Sperry, 1948 as a new synonym in Hodges et al.. The former genus name Rindgea Ferguson, 2008 is a junior primary homonym of Rindgea Johnson, 1993.

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) Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 342; pl. 8.55-57. order or free PDF Franclemont, J.G & E.L. Todd, 1983. In: Hodges, R. W. et al., Check List of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico including Greenland. - E. W. Classey Ltd. and the Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 67-76, 78-85. free PDF Rajaei, H., A. Hausmann & P. Sihvonen, 2022. Frederickia nom. n., a new replacement name for the moth genus Rindgea Ferguson, 2008 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Integrative Systematics, 5(2): 203-204. Rindge, F.H., 1959. Descriptions of and notes on North American Geometridae (Lepidoptera), No. 4. American Museum Novitates, 1968: 1-17. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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