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Geometridae 91a1038 – 6618   Melanolophia imitata (Walker, 1860)              Western Carpet

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: imitata Walker 1860 (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6618 ssp. a. imitata Walker 1860 (Boarmia) - MONA 1983: 6618 subgenericata Dyar 1904 (Melanolophia) subimitata Forbes 1948 (Melanolophia) ssp. b. barbara McDunnough 1940 (Melanolophia); Type locality: Holotype: El Cielo Drive, Santa Barbara Co., CA ssp. c. cana Rindge 1964 (Melanolophia)

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. McDunnough, J.H., 1940. New North American Geometridae with notes, III. The Canadian Entomologist, 72(5): 90-103. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 28.22m; p. 210. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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