Geometridae
91a0742 –
6312 Macaria deceptrix
(Dyar, 1913)
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Distribution: |
Type locality (M. deceptrix): Tehuacan, Mexico. Type locality (M. g. sobriaria): Regington, AZ. |
Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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Synonymy: |
• Sciagraphia deceptrix Dyar, 1913 • Itame sobriaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1917 |
Taxonomic Notes: |
Macaria deceptrix (Dyar, 1913), formerly placed in the genus Speranza in Ferguson (2008), MONA Fascicle 17.2: 148, is returned to the genus Macaria in Sihvonen & Skou (2015) following Scoble & Krüger (2002). Previously listed as 6312 Itame sobriaria in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), this species includes as a new synonym Itame graphidaria sobriaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1917 in Ferguson (2008). |
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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): 239 (I. g. sobriaria).
- Dyar, H.G., 1913. Descriptions of new Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 44(1951): 309.
- Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 148; pl. 3.38-39. order or free PDF
- Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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