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Geometridae 91a1228 – 6876   Nemeris speciosa (Hulst, 1896)

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Distribution: CO, UT, NM, eastern and northerm AZ, eastern TX - Rindge (1981). Description/ Field Marks: See Rindge, 1981: 5; figs. 1-4, 11, 15, 19. Genitalia: See Rindge, 1981. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: speciosa (Hulst, 1896) (Diastictis) - MONA 1983: 6876; TL: Hot Springs, San Miguel Co.,NM. albocrenulata (Cassino, 1927) (Meris)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 30.11m; p. 217. Book Review and ordering Rindge, F.H., 1981. A revision of the moth genera Meris and Nemeris (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 2710: 1-28. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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