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Geometridae
91a0410 – 7299   Pterocypha defensata Walker, 1862

[T] - Bahamas - © Gary J. Goss
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Synonymy:
  • defensata Walker 1862 (Pterocypha); Type locality: "St. Domingo"
  • australata Hulst 1886 (Azelina)
  • decertaria Herrich-Schäffer 1870 (Larentia)
  • floridata Walker [1863] (Phibalapteryx)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Pterocypha defensata Walker, 1862 was listed as a synonym of 7299 Pterocypha floridata (Walker, [1863]) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). But defensata has priority and floridata should be treated as the junior synonym. This error was corrected in Becker & Miller (2002), J. Lepid. Soc., 56(1): 41.
    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.
    • Becker V.O. & S.E. Miller, 2002. The large moths of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: A survey of efficient colonizers (Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Noctuidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Hyblaeidae, Cossidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 56(1): 41.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Walker, F., 1862. Gemeotrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 25: 1366.
    Pterocypha defensata
    [T] - © Gary J. Goss
    Pterocypha defensata
    [T] - © Gary J. Goss
    Pterocypha defensata
    © Bob Belmont
    Pterocypha defensata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Pterocypha defensata
    34mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Pterocypha defensata
    35mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Pterocypha defensata
    31mm – © McGuire Center Coll. (Covell Coll.)

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