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Geometridae 91a0675 – 7085   Mesothea incertata (Walker, [1863])              Day Emerald

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: incertata (Walker, [1863]) (Nemoria) - MONA 1983: 7085 ssp. a. incertata (Walker, [1863]) (Nemoria) - MONA 1983: 7085  oporaria (Zeller, 1872) (Nemoria) ssp. b. viridipennata (Hulst, 1896) (Eucrostis)  marinaria (Strecker, 1899) (Thamnonoma)

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) Ferguson, D. C., 1985. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 18.1: p. 127; pl. 4.84-91. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 31.25m; p. 221. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths

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