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Geometridae
91a1038 – 6618   Melanolophia imitata (Walker, 1860)
             Western Carpet

© Marius V. Aurelian
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Holotype (barbara): El Cielo Drive, Santa Barbara Co., CA.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Boarmia imitata Walker, 1860
Melanolophia subgenericata Dyar, 1904
Melanolophia subimitata Forbes, 1948
Melanolophia barbara McDunnough, 1940
Melanolophia cana Rindge, 1964
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • McDunnough, J.H., 1940. New North American Geometridae with notes, III. The Canadian Entomologist, 72(5): 90-103.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.22m; p. 210. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Melanolophia imitata
© John Davis
Melanolophia imitata
© John Davis
Melanolophia imitata
© John Davis
Melanolophia imitata
© Dick Wilson
Melanolophia imitata
© Phil Huntley-Franck
Melanolophia imitata
© Dick Wilson - DNA
Melanolophia imitata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Melanolophia imitata
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Melanolophia imitata
32mm – © Jim Vargo

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