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Geometridae 91a0675 – 7085   Mesothea incertata (Walker, [1863])              Day Emerald

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: incertata (Walker, [1863]) (Nemoria) - MONA 1983: 7085 ssp. a. incertata (Walker, [1863]) (Nemoria) - MONA 1983: 7085  oporaria (Zeller, 1872) (Nemoria) (synonym of ssp. incertata) ssp. b. viridipennata (Hulst, 1896) (Eucrostis)  marinaria (Strecker, 1899) (Thamnonoma) (synonym of ssp. viridipennata)

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. 127; pl. 4.84-91. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 31.25m; p. 221. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths

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