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Geometridae 91a0365 – 7191   Dysstroma formosa (Hulst, 1896)              Formosa Carpet

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: formosa (Hulst, 1896) (Philereme) - MONA 1983: 7191 ssp. a. formosa (Hulst, 1896) (Philereme); TL: Colorado.  admiranda McDunnough, 1927 (Dysstroma)  boreata (Taylor, 1910) (Mesoleuca)  gilvifasciata McDunnough, 1939 (Dysstroma) ssp. b. occidentata (Taylor, 1910) (Mesoleuca); TL: Vancouver, BC.  mutata (Taylor, 1910) (Mesoleuca)

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) Hulst, G.D., 1896. Classification of the Geometrina of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 23: 275. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 31.35f, 31.36f; p. 223. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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