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Geometridae 91a1009 – 6610   Parapheromia ficta Rindge, 1972

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Distribution: Southwest AZ and southwest NM (Rindge 1968: fig. 55). Similar Species: Parapheromia falsata McDunnough, 1920 Parapheromia configurata (Hulst, 1898) Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ficta Rindge, 1972 (Parapheromia) - MONA 1983: 6610   Type locality: Holotype: McMillan Camp, 13 miles north of Silver City, Grant Co., AZ.

References

Rindge, F.H., 1972. A revision of the moth genus Mericisca (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 149(4): 382; figs. 33, 34 (spread); 43 (♂ gen.); 49 (♀ gen.). Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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