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Geometridae
91a1327 – 6926   Plataea trilinearia (Packard, 1873)
             Sagebrush Girdle Moth

© Arlene Ripley - Cochise Co., AZ
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Genitalia: See Am. Mus. Novit., 2595: 1-27, figs. 10 (♂), 34 (♀).
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Gorytodes trilinearia Packard, 1873
Plataea astrigaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Gorytodes dulciaria Grote, 1880
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 30.21m; p. 218. Book Review and ordering
  • Rindge, F.H., 1976. A revision of the moth genus Plataea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum of Natural History Novitates, 2595: 1-27.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Plataea trilinearia
© Robin Mcleod
Plataea trilinearia
© Carol Davis
Plataea trilinearia
© Gary Anweiler
Plataea trilinearia
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Plataea trilinearia
36mm – © Jim Vargo

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