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Geometridae 91a0929 – 6531   Chesiadodes morosata Hulst, 1896

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Distribution: "The semiarid foothills of southern California." (Rindge 1968) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: morosata Hulst, 1896 (Chesiadodes) - MONA 1983: 6531   Type locality: "Sierra Nevada, California.

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.6m; p. 208. Book Review and ordering Rindge, F.H., 1973. A revision of the moth genera Nepterotaea and Chesiadodes (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 152(4): 235; figs. 23,26,41,53.

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