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Geometridae
910271.00 – 7427 – Venusia obsoleta (Swett, 1916)

DNA - © Dick Wilson
Distribution: Holotype: Goldstream, BC.
Similar Species:
  • Venusia pearsalli and V. obsoleta may be indistinguishable and if synonymized, pearsalli would have priority. Specimens from the Pacific Northwest identified as obsoleta and pearsalli fall into two BIN groups narrowly separated by DNA barcode. Their true identities appear uncertain. If these two names refer to the same species, one of the BINs might represent a cryptic species without a name. But note, obsoleta was originally described in the genus Nomenia Pearsall, 1905 which was constructed on the basis of antennae structure (unipectinate), not shared by pearsalli (filiform). The original description by Swett and the paratype of obsoleta illustrated in Rep. Prov. Mus. Nat. Hist. (1916), pl. 8, fig. 7., better match V. duodecemlineata, the type species of Nomenia.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Nomenia obsoleta Swett, 1916
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: AAB1356 ("pearsalli"?)
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: AAB5482 ("obsoleta"?)
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Swett, L.W., 1916. Geometrid Notes. New Species and Aberrations.. The Canadian Entomologist, 48: 249.
Venusia obsoleta
DNA - © Dick Wilson
Venusia obsoleta
DNA - © Dick Wilson
Venusia obsoleta
DNA - © Libby & Rick Avis
Venusia obsoleta
DNA - © Libby & Rick Avis
Venusia obsoleta
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Venusia obsoleta
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Venusia obsoleta
20mm – © Jim Vargo

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