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Geometridae
91a0360 – 7187   Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)
             Marbled Carpet

© Libby & Rick Avis
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • centumnotata (Schulze, 1775) (Phalaena)
  • commanotata (Haworth, 1809) (Phalaena)
  • russaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Cidaria)
  • russata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Geometra)
  • saturata (Stephens, 1831) (Polyphasia)
  • truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) (Phalaena) extralim. - MONA 1983: 7187
  • truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) (Phalaena) extralim. - MONA 1983: 7187
  • perfuscata (Haworth, 1809) (Phalaena)
  • ssp. a. traversata (Kellicott, 1886) (Hydriomena)
  • 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.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Dysstroma truncata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Dysstroma truncata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Dysstroma truncata
    33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Dysstroma truncata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Dysstroma truncata
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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