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Geometridae 91a1106 – 6695   Ixala desperaria (Hulst, 1887)

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Description/ Field Marks: Wingspan: 34 mm. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: desperaria (Hulst, 1887) (Aspilates) - MONA 1983: 6695 ssp. a. desperaria (Hulst, 1887) (Aspilates) - MONA 1983: 6695; TL: Arizona. ssp. b. unicoloraria (Hulst, 1888) (Aspilates)

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) Hulst, G.D., 1887. New species of Geometridae No. 3. Entomologica Americana, 2: 210. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 29.7m; p. 213. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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