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Geometridae
91a0336 – 7437   Operophtera bruceata (Hulst, 1886)
             Bruce Spanworm

© David Reed
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • bruceata Hulst 1886 (Cheimatobia) - MONA 1983: 7437
  • groenlandica Lesse 1951 (Operophtera)
  • 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.
    • Gwiazdowski, R.A., J.S. Elkinton, J.R. Dewaard, M. Sremac, 2013. Phylogeographic Diversity of the Winter Moths Operophtera brumata and O. bruceata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in Europe and North America. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 106 (2): 143-151.
    • 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. 33.8m, 33.9m; p. 228. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Operophtera bruceata
    © Nolie Schneider
    Operophtera bruceata
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Operophtera bruceata
    © Kevin Hall
    Operophtera bruceata
    © Jim Moore
    Operophtera bruceata
    © Richard Wolfert
    Operophtera bruceata
    © Lynette Schimming - f.
    Operophtera bruceata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Operophtera bruceata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Operophtera bruceata
    27mm – © Jim Vargo
    Operophtera bruceata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Operophtera bruceata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Operophtera bruceata
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Populus tremuloides
    Operophtera bruceata
    © Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Populus tremuloides
    Operophtera bruceata
    © Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Populus tremuloides
    Operophtera bruceata
    © Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
    found on Populus tremuloides

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