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Geometridae 91a1080 – 6662   Paleacrita vernata (Peck, 1795)              Spring Cankerworm

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: vernata Peck 1795 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 6662 sericeiferata Walker 1863 (Anisopteryx) speciosa Hulst 1898 (Paleacrita)

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. 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. 28.36m; p. 212. 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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