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Geometridae
91a1373 – 6895   Lambdina vitraria (Grote, 1883)
Distribution Data for Lambdina vitraria
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Description/
Field Marks:
Wingspan (vitraria): 31 mm (Grote, 1883).
Wingspan (jacularia): 35-38 mm (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917).
Similar Species:
  • Lambdina punctata (Hulst, 1898).
  • Lambdina phantoma (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916).
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • vitraria Grote 1883 (Ellopia) - MONA 1983: 6895; Type locality: New Mexico
  • jacularia Barnes & McDunnough 1917 (Ellopia); Type locality: Jemez Springs, NM
  • 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.
    • Barnes, W. & F.H. Benjamin, 1917. Synonymic notes on North American Heterocera . Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 3(4): 254.
    • Grote, A.R., 1883. On the moths collected by Prof. Snow in New Mexico. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 8: 51.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Lambdina vitraria
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    Lambdina vitraria
    36mm – © Jim Vargo

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