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Geometridae 91a1373 – 6895   Lambdina vitraria (Grote, 1883)

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Distribution: Type locality (vitraria): New Mexico. Type locality (jacularia): Jemez Springs, NM. Description/ Field Marks: Wingspan (vitraria): 31 mm (Grote, 1883). Wingspan (jacularia): 35-38 mm (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917). Similar Species: Lambdina punctata (Hulst, 1898). Lambdina phantoma (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916). Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Ellopia vitraria Grote, 1883 • Ellopia jacularia Barnes & McDunnough, 1917

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. Barnes, W. & F.H. Benjamin, 1917. Synonymic notes on North American Heterocera . Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 3(4): 254. Grote, A.R., 1883. On the moths collected by Prof. Snow in New Mexico. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 8: 51. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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