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Geometridae 91a0429 – 7386   Xanthorhoe defensaria (Guenée, [1858])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: defensaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Coremia) - MONA 1983: 7386 amorata (Hulst, 1900) (Hydriomena) californiata (Packard, 1871) (Coremia) conciliaria Swett, 1916 (Xanthorhoe) gigantaria Swett, 1916 (Xanthorhoe) mephistaria (Swett, 1915) (Petrophora) suppuraria Swett, 1916 (Xanthorhoe) thanataria Swett, 1916 (Xanthorhoe)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 32.40f; p. 227. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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