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Geometridae 91a1400 – 6877   Meris paradoxa Rindge, 1981

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Distribution: Santa Rita Mountains, AZ. Description/ Field Marks: See Rindge, 1981: 17; figs. 22, 32, 37. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: paradoxa Rindge, 1981 (Meris) - MONA 1983: 6877   Type locality: Holotype: Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, AZ.

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. Boros, C.A., F.R. Stermitz, N. McFarland, 1991. Processing of iridoid glycoside antirrinoside fromMaurandya antirrhiniflora (Scrophulariaceae) byMeris paradoxa (Geometridae) andLepipolys species (Noctuidae). Journal Chemical Ecology, 17: 1123-1133. Rindge, F.H., 1981. A revision of the moth genera Meris and Nemeris (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 2710: 1-28. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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