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Geometridae 91a1402 – 6879.1   Meris alticola Hulst, 1896

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Distribution: Central WY through CO south to northern and eastern AZ - Rindge (1981). Description/ Field Marks: See Rindge, 1981: 25; figs. 26-29, 35, 39, 42. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: alticola Hulst, 1896 (Meris) - MONA 1983: 6879.1   Type locality: Colorado.

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. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 30.12f; p. 217. Book Review and ordering Rindge, F.H., 1981. A revision of the moth genera Meris and Nemeris (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). American Museum Novitates, 2710: 1-28. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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