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Geometridae 91a1023 – 6623   Carphoides setigera Rindge, 1958              Green Carphoides

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Description/ Field Marks: See Rindge, 1958: 16; figs. 10, 27, 28, 29 and Ringe, 1964. Similar Species: Tracheops bolteri Hulst, 1896 forewing has median line with two large outwardly pointed teeth and a more well defined white, scalloped st. line margined with black. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: setigera Rindge, 1958 (Carphoides) - MONA 1983: 6623   Type locality: Holotype: Pinery Canyon, Chiricahua Mtns., Cochise Co., AZ.

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. Rindge, F.H., 1958. Descriptions of and notes on North American Geometridae (Lepidoptera). No. 2. American Museum of Natural History Novitates, 1872: 1-23. Rindge, F.H., 1964. A revision of the genera Carphoides, Paraphoides, and Galenara (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 2189: 1-53. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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