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Geometridae 91a1061 – 6642   Biston rigidaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: rigidaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) (Cochisea) N. COMB. - MONA 1983: 6642 Taxonomic Notes: Biston rigidaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Cochisea, a new synonym of Biston (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

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. Pohl, G. R. and 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). Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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