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Geometridae 91a1014 – 6615   Tracheops bolteri Hulst, 1896

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Similar Species: Carphoides setigera Rindge, 1958 forewing median line lackes two large outwardly pointed teeth; st. line restricted to white points bordered with black on the veins. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: bolteri Hulst 1896 (Tracheops) - MONA 1983: 6615; Type locality: Las Vegas, NM

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. Hulst, G.D., 1896. Classification of the Geometrina of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 23: 366. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.21m; 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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