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Geometridae 91a1243 – 6756   Pero giganteus Grossbeck, 1910

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Description/ Field Marks: Sexually dimorphic: pruplish-gray Genitalia: See Poole (1987). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: giganteus Grossbeck, 1910 (Pero) - MONA 1983: 6756   Type locality: Provo, UT. (Based on locality of male genitalia, pl. 15, fig. 3 in the original description; see Poole (1987)). provoensis Cassino & Swett, 1922 (Pero)   Type locality: Deer Creek, Provo Canyon, UT

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. Grossbeck, J.A., 1910. Studies on the North American geometrid moths of the genus Pero. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 38: 366; 13, fig.3; pl. 15, fig. 3. Poole, R.W., 1987. A Taxonomic Revision of the New World Moth Genus Pero (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). United States Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin 1698: 70; figs. 221, 222, 622, 622a, 655, 1014.. Rindge, F.H., 1955. A revision of some species of Pero in the western United States (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 1750: 4.

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