Geometridae
910272.00 –
7428
– Venusia comptaria
(Walker, 1860) – Brown-shaded Carpet
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| Distribution: |
Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Eastern US and Canada with DNA barcoded records from Alberta.
Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Type locality: NS, Canada. |
Description/
Field Marks: |
Males have antennae filiform and strongly ciliate beneath. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Tephrosia comptaria Walker, 1860
• Venusia palumbes Franclemont, 1938
• Larentia perlineata Packard, 1874
• Euchoeca salienta Pearsall, 1905 |
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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.
- Franclemont, J.G., 1938. Descriptions of new melanic forms (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Noctuidae and Arctiidae). Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia., 49: 108-114.
- Packard, A.S., 1874. Catalogue of the Phalaenidae of California. No. 2. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 16: 13-40.
- Pearsall, R.F., 1905. The genus Venusia and its included species. The Canadian Entomologist, 37: 125-128.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Walker, F., 1860. Gemeotrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 21: 406.
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© Carol Wolf
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LG – © Jim Troubridge
LG – © Jim Troubridge
18mm – © Jim Vargo
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