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Geometridae
91a0645 – 7058   Synchlora aerata (Fabricius, 1798)
             Wavy-lined Emerald

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Synonymy:
  • rufofrontaria Gumppenberg, 1895 (Synchlora)
  • aerata (Fabricius, 1798) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7058
  • ssp. a. aerata (Fabricius, 1798) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7058
  • glaucaria (Guenée, [1858]) (Aplodes) (synonym of ssp. aerata)
  • gracilaria (Packard, 1873) (Eunemoria) (synonym of ssp. aerata)
  • mimicata (Walker, 1866) (Geometra) (synonym of ssp. aerata)
  • rubivora (Riley, 1869) (Aplodes) (synonym of ssp. aerata)
  • rubivoraria Packard, 1876 (Synchlora) emend. (synonym of ssp. aerata)
  • rubrifrontaria Packard, 1873 (Synchlora) (synonym of ssp. aerata)
  • ssp. b. albolineata Packard, 1873 (Synchlora)
  • albolinearia Packard, 1876 (Synchlora) emend. (synonym of ssp. albolineata)
  • ssp. c. liquoraria Guenée, [1858] (Synchlora)
  • tricoloraria (Packard, 1874) (Eunemoria) (synonym of ssp. liquoraria)
  • 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.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 1985. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 18.1: p. 82; pl. 3.57-66. order or free PDF
    • 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. 31.20m; p. 221. 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
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