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Geometridae
91a0427 – 7384   Xanthorhoe decoloraria (Esper, [1806])

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Distribution: The range of decoloraria is uncertain and it may be replaced by alticolata in the southern Rockies.
Similar Species:
  • 7385 Xanthorhoe alticolata, aside from possibly range, cannot at present be distinguished from decoloraria except by the short pectinations of the male antennae.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • decoloraria (Esper, [1806]) (Phalaena)
  • ssp. a. decoloraria (Esper, [1806]) (Phalaena)
      Type locality: Europe.
  • anticostiata (Strecker, 1899) (Ochyria) (synonym of ssp. decoloraria)
  • collinaria (Metzner, 1846) (Cidaria) (synonym of ssp. decoloraria)
  • fuluata (Fabricius, 1787) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. decoloraria)
  • immediata (Grote, 1882) (Rheumaptera) (synonym of ssp. decoloraria)
  • munitaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Cidaria) emend. (synonym of ssp. decoloraria)
  • munitata (Hübner, 1809) (Geometra) (synonym of ssp. decoloraria)
  • pauperrimata (Christoph, 1888) (Cidaria) (synonym of ssp. decoloraria)
  • strigata (Packard, 1867) (Cidaria) (synonym of ssp. decoloraria)
  • ssp. b. convallaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Coremia)
      Type locality: California.
  • ssp. c. nemorella Hulst, 1896 (Xanthorhoe)
      Type locality: "California; Alaska; Aleutian Islands.".
  • illocata Hulst, 1896 (Xanthorhoe) (synonym of ssp. nemorella)
  • 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.
    • E.J.C. Esper, [1806]. Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 5(Plates): pl. 50, fig. 55
    • Guenée, M.A., 1857. Uranides et Phalenites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 10: 410.
    • Hulst, G.D., 1896. Classification of the Geometrina of North America, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 23: 293.
    • Parsons, M.S., M.J. Scoble, M.R. Honey, L.M. Pitkin, B.R. Pitkin, 1999. In: M.J. Scoble (Ed) Geometrid moths of the world: a catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). The Natural History Museum and CSIRO Publishing, 1-1016.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 32.39m; p. 227. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    Xanthorhoe decoloraria
    © Jim Johnson
    Xanthorhoe decoloraria
    © Jim Johnson
    Xanthorhoe decoloraria
    27mm – © Jim Vargo

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