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Geometridae
91a0126 – 7639   Cladara atroliturata (Walker, [1863])
             Scribbler Moth

© Gordon Harrison
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Synonymy:
  • atroliturata Walker [1863] (Lobophora) - MONA 1983: 7639
  • geminata Grote & Robinson 1866 (Larentia)
  • vernata Packard 1873 (Eupithecia) (in part)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Cladara atroliturata (Walker, [1863]) includes as a synonym Cladara vernata (Packard, 1873) (in part) pending designation of a neotype. (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023)
    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)
    • Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Cladara atroliturata
    © Nolie Schneider
    Cladara atroliturata
    © Nolie Schneider
    Cladara atroliturata
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Cladara atroliturata
    © John Himmelman
    Cladara atroliturata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Cladara atroliturata
    27mm – © Jim Vargo

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