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

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Synonymy:
  • imitata Walker 1860 (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6618
  • ssp. a. imitata Walker 1860 (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6618
  • subgenericata Dyar 1904 (Melanolophia)
  • subimitata Forbes 1948 (Melanolophia)
  • ssp. b. barbara McDunnough 1940 (Melanolophia); Type locality: Holotype: El Cielo Drive, Santa Barbara Co., CA
  • ssp. c. cana Rindge 1964 (Melanolophia)
  • 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.
    • 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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