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Geometridae 91a0446 – 7414   Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)              Gem Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: obstipata Fabricius 1794 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7414 albicinctata Haworth 1809 (Phalaena) angustata Haworth 1809 (Phalaena) baccata Guenée [1858] (Camptogramma) brunneipennis Hulst 1896 (Nycterosea) discata Warren 1905 (Ochyria) exagitata Walker 1862 (Camptogramma) fluviata Hübner 1799 (Geometra) gemmaria Boisduval 1840 (Larentia) gemmata Hübner 1799 (Geometra) inconspicua Warren 1896 (Ochyria) intrusata Walker 1862 (Phibalapteryx) lapillata Guenée [1858] (Camptogramma) marginata Mathew 1906 (Nycterosea) mortuaria Schaus 1908 (Plemyria) obruptata Walker 1863 (Coremia) obsoleta Mathew 1906 (Nycterosea) olivacea Mathew 1906 (Nycterosea) peracutata Walker 1862 (Cidaria) pigrata Walker 1866 (Coremia) plemyrata Felder & Rogenhofer 1875 (Cidaria) quaearendaria Costa [1850] (Larentia) signataria Walker 1863 (Camptogramma)

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) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.4f; p. 227. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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