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Geometridae
91a1062 – 6643   Biston barnesi (Cassino & Swett, 1922)
Distribution Data for Biston barnesi
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Synonymy: Cochisea barnesi Cassino & Swett, 1922
Taxonomic Notes: Biston barnesi (Cassino & Swett, 1922), n. comb., was formerly in the genus Cochisea, a new synonym of Biston (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
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.
  • Cassino, S.E. & L.W. Swett, 1922. Some new Geometridae. The Lepidopterist, 3(10): 167-174.
  • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
Biston barnesi
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