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Geometridae 91a1223 – 6743   Xanthotype sospeta (Drury, 1773)              Crocus Geometer

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: sospeta (Drury, 1773) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 6743 caelaria (Hulst, 1886) (Angerona) citrinaria (Hübner, 1824) (Therapis) crocataria (Fabricius, 1798) (Phalaena) manitobensis Swett, 1918 (Xanthotype) marylandensis Swett, 1918 (Xanthotype)

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 29.11f; p. 213. 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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