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Geometridae 91a0700 – 6321   Macaria truncataria (Walker, 1862)              Black-banded Orange Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: truncataria (Walker, 1862) (Fidonia) - MONA 1983: 6321 Taxonomic Notes: Macaria truncataria (Walker, 1862), was formerly in the genus Epelis, new generic synonymy in Sihvonen & Skou (2015).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Ferguson, D. C., 2008. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 162; pl. 3.60-64. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 27.28m; p. 205. Book Review and ordering Sihvonen, P. & P. Skou, 2015. Ennominae I. In: A. Hausmann (ed.): The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 5: 1-657. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths

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