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Geometridae 91a1324 – 6923   Plataea ursaria Cassino & Swett, 1922

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Distribution: At high elevations in western NV near Reno south to Ventura, CA and into Baja California, Mexico - Rindge, 1976. Description/ Field Marks: "... This species is larger than personaria. The upper surface of the forewings tends to be somewhat less contrastingly colored and the s. t. line to be more irregular in ursaria than in personaria...."; FWL: 18-24mm - Am. Mus. Novit., 2595: 14. Genitalia: See Am. Mus. Novit., 2595: 1-27, figs. 19 (♂), 31 (♀). Synonymy: ursaria Cassino & Swett, 1922 (Plataea) - MONA 1983: 6923; Holotype: Bear Lake, CA - see Rindge, 1976: fig. 15.

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) Rindge, F.H., 1976. A revision of the moth genus Plataea (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum of Natural History Novitates, 2595: 1-27. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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