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Geometridae
91a1298 – 6932   Eusarca lutzi Wright, 1920

- © Charles W. Melton
Description/
Field Marks:
See Wright (1920), Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 42(14): 489.
(USNMENT00906562, the single specimen shown at BOLD as E. lutzi, appears to be misidentified.)
Similar Species:
  • Eusarca detractaria is quite different in appearance but BOLD:AAC8063, the BIN for detractaria, contains a specimen which matches the original description and a paratype of lutzi. The type locality for both species is Baboquivari Mountains, AZ.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • lutzi Wright 1920 (Eusarca) - MONA 1983: 6932; Type locality: Holotype: Coyote Mountains, Pima 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.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAC8063 (lutzi in part?) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Wright, W.S., 1920. Report on the Lepidoptera of the American Museum Expedition to Arizona, 1916 (Geometridae and Epiplemidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 42(14): 483-490.
    Eusarca lutzi
    © Randy Hardy
    Eusarca lutzi
    - paratype - LG – © Bruce Walsh
    Eusarca lutzi
    - LG – © Charles W. Melton

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