Geometridae
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7384 Xanthorhoe decoloraria
(Esper, [1806])
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| Distribution: |
Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data. The range of decoloraria is uncertain and it may be replaced by alticolata in the southern Rockies.
Type locality (X. d. decoloraria (Esper, [1806])): Europe.
Type locality (X. d. convallaria (Guenée, [1858])): California.
Type locality (X. d. nemorella Hulst, 1896): "California; Alaska; Aleutian Islands." |
| Similar Species: |
- 7385 Xanthorhoe alticolata, aside from possibly range, cannot at present be distinguished from decoloraria except by the short pectinations of the male antennae.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Geometra decoloraria Esper, [1806]
• Ochyria anticostiata Strecker, 1899
• Cidaria collinaria Metzner, 1846
• Phalaena fuluata Fabricius, 1787
• Rheumaptera immediata Grote, 1882
• Cidaria munitaria Boisduval, 1840
• Geometra munitata Hübner, 1809
• Cidaria pauperrimata Christoph, 1888
• Cidaria strigata Packard, 1867
• Coremia convallaria Guenée, [1858]
• Xanthorhoe nemorella Hulst, 1896
• Xanthorhoe illocata Hulst, 1896 |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- E.J.C. Esper, [1806]. Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 5(Plates): pl. 50, fig. 55
- Guenée, M.A., 1857. Uranides et Phalenites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 10: 410.
- 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: 293.
- Parsons, M.S., M.J. Scoble, M.R. Honey, L.M. Pitkin, B.R. Pitkin, 1999. In: M.J. Scoble (Ed) Geometrid moths of the world: a catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). The Natural History Museum and CSIRO Publishing, 1-1016.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 32.39m; p. 227. Book Review and ordering
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
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