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Geometridae 91a0873 – 6476   Stenoporpia graciella McDunnough, 1940

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Description/ Field Marks: Single brood in Spring; ♂ antennae with from 31 to 38 pectinate segments, and 12 or 13 simple terminal segments, segments with parallel sides - Rindge (1968). Genitalia: McDunnough (1940), Can. Entomol. 72(5): 91; fig. 5. Similar Species: Stenoporpia lea has a two broods, March to June and July to October. Best separated by ♂ antennae structure and female genitalia. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: graciella McDunnough, 1940 (Stenoporpia) - MONA 1983: 6476   Type locality: Holotype: Huachuca Mts., AZ.

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. McDunnough, J.H., 1940. New North American Geometridae with notes, III. The Canadian Entomologist, 72(5): 90-103. Rindge, F.H., 1968. A revision of the moth genus Stenoporpia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 140(2): 127. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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