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Geometridae 91a1251 – 6763   Phaeoura quernaria (Smith, 1797)              Oak Beauty Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: quernaria (Smith, 1797) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 6763 atrescens (Hulst, 1898) (Nacophora) cupidaria (Grote, 1864) (Amphidasys) paenulataria (Grote, 1863) (Amphidasys) phigaliaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Synopsia) sperataria (Walker, 1860) (Amphidasys)

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) Rindge, F.H., 1961. A revision of the Nacophorini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 123(2): 105; pl. 19, figs. 3-6; text figs. 1, 13, 23, 32. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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