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Geometridae 91a0504 – 7257   Hydriomena furcata (Thunberg, 1784)              July Highflyer

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: elutaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Cidaria) furcata (Thunberg, 1784) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 7257 ssp. a. furcata (Thunberg, 1784) (Geometra) - MONA 1983: 7257   Type locality: Peggy's Cove, NS.  elutata (Hübner, 1799) (Geometra) (synonym of ssp. furcata)  fuscoundata (Donovan, 1806) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. furcata)  sordidata (Fabricius, 1794) (Phalaena) (synonym of ssp. furcata) ssp. b. fergusoni McDunnough, 1954 (Hydriomena) Taxonomic Notes: Hydriomena furcata (Thunberg, 1784), a species described from Sweden, is represented in North America by the subspecies H. f. fergusoni McDunnough, 1954.

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. McDunnough, J.H., 1954. The species of the genus Hydriomena ocurring in America North of Mexico (Geometridae: Larentiinae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 104(3): 309. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 31.45f; p. 224. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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