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Geometridae 91a1004 – 6605   Mericisca gracea Hulst, 1896

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Similar Species: Parapheromia falsata McDunnough, 1920 Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gracea Hulst, 1896 (Mericisca) - MONA 1983: 6605

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) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.19f; p. 210. Book Review and ordering Rindge, F.H., 1972. A revision of the moth genus Mericisca (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 149(4): 345-406. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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