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Geometridae 91a1439 – 6981   Prochoerodes forficaria (Guenée, [1858])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: forficaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Metanema) - MONA 1983: 6981 ssp. a. forficaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Metanema) - MONA 1983: 6981  nubilata (Packard, 1871) (Choerodes) ssp. b. catenulata Grote, 1883 (Prochoerodes)  anfracta (Hulst, 1886) (Eutrapela) ssp. c. combinata McDunnough, 1940 (Prochoerodes); Holotype: Seton Lake, BC.

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) McDunnough, J.H., 1940. New North American Geometridae with notes, III. The Canadian Entomologist, 72(5): 90-103. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 31.1f; p. 219. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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