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Geometridae
91a0975 – 6575   Iridopsis clivinaria (Guenée, [1858])
             Mountain Mahogany Looper

© Charles W. Melton
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • clivinaria Guenée [1858] (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6575
  • ssp. a. clivinaria Guenée [1858] (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6575
  • ssp. b. impia Rindge 1966 (Anacamptodes)
  • ssp. c. profanata Barnes & McDunnough 1917 (Cleora)
  • 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.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.10m; p. 208. Book Review and ordering
    • Rindge, F.H., 1966. A revision of the moth genus Anacamptodes (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 132(3) 193.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Iridopsis clivinaria
    © Jim Johnson
    Iridopsis clivinaria
    © Mark Brown
    Iridopsis clivinaria
    © Seth Ausubel
    Iridopsis clivinaria
    © Steve Walter
    Iridopsis clivinaria
    32mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.
    Iridopsis clivinaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Iridopsis clivinaria
    35mm – © Jim Vargo
    Iridopsis clivinaria
    © Moria Robinson LG
    on Adenostoma fasciculatum
    Iridopsis clivinaria
    © Moria Robinson LG
    on Adenostoma fasciculatum

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