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Geometridae 91a0967 – 6567   Pterotaea melanocarpa (Swett, 1916)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: melanocarpa (Swett, 1916) (Cleora) - MONA 1983: 6567 ssp. a. melanocarpa (Swett, 1916) (Cleora) - MONA 1983: 6567  serrataria Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 (Pterotaea) (synonym of ssp. melanocarpa)  tremularia Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 (Pterotaea) (synonym of ssp. melanocarpa) ssp. b. opaca Rindge, 1970 (Pterotaea)

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. Rindge, F.H., 1970. A revision of the moth genera Hulstina and Pterotaea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 142(4): 257-342.

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