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Geometridae
91a0127 – 7640   Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862
             Powdered Bigwing Moth

© Steve Nanz
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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Synonymy: Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862
Talledega tabulata Hulst, 1896
Lobophora montanata Packard, 1874
Cidaria nocticolata Hulst, 1881
Lobophora simsata Swett, 1920
Talledega magnoliatoidata Dyar, 1904
Philopsia canavestita Pearsall, 1906
Taxonomic Notes: Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862 includes as a synonyms montanata Packard, 1874 with its synonym nocticolata Hulst, 1881, simsata Swett, 1920, magnoliatoidata Dyar, 1904, and canavestita Pearsall, 1906, (Schmidt & McGuinness in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Pearsall, R.F., 1906. Another geometrid tangle. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 38: 118.
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
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on Salix sp.
Lobophora nivigerata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Salix sp.

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