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Geometridae 91a1243 – 6756   Pero giganteus Grossbeck, 1910

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: giganteus Grossbeck, 1910 (Pero) - MONA 1983: 6756   Type locality: Provo, UT. provoensis Cassino & Swett, 1922 (Pero)

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. Poole, R.W., 1987. A Taxonomic Revision of the New World Moth Genus Pero (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). United States Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin 1698: 1-257. Rindge, F.H., 1955. A revision of some species of Pero in the western United States (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 1750: 4.

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