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Geometridae 91a1327 – 6926   Plataea trilinearia (Packard, 1873)              Sagebrush Girdle Moth

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Genitalia: See Am. Mus. Novit., 2595: 1-27, figs. 10 (♂), 34 (♀). Synonymy: trilinearia (Packard, 1873) (Gorytodes) - MONA 1983: 6926 astrigaria Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 (Plataea) dulciaria (Grote, 1880) (Gorytodes)

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. 30.21m; p. 218. Book Review and ordering 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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